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Monogrammist A.P. (active 1555)
Pilaster decorations in the Loggia dated 1555
Etching | 42.7 x 16.8 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 853729
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An etching by the monogrammist A.P. reproducing a detail of the decoration of the pilaster between the fifth and sixth bays of the Loggia, designed by Raphael and executed by his workshop (c.1517-19) in the Vatican. Dated at top left; printmaker's monogramme (Nagler I, no.1101) at top right. Trimmed within platemark. On watermarked paper (similar to Briquet 6299). Annotated on verso.
Three other etchings thought to reproduce decorative features from the loggia by this printmaker are also known; see RCINs 853733, 853738 and 853739.
The repeating sequence of decoration in the Logge - see Dacos 2008 (Bibliographic References) for more information - is strongly influenced by the antique; Raphael had studied antique sculpture and painting in Rome.Provenance
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
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42.7 x 16.8 cm (sheet of paper)
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watermark: Crossed arrows surmounted by a star [central, Similar to Briquet 6299]
annotation: 118; B XV 509 [illegible] / [illegible text] / A P [verso, centre; verso, along bottom, in red ink; in dark ink]
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Bibliographic reference(s)
Davidson 1985 : Davidson, Bernice F. Raphael's Bible. A Study of the Vatican Logge, 1985 pp.27-38
Dacos 2008: Dacos, N., The Loggia of Raphael: A Vatican Art Treasure, 2008 pp.15-135
