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The betrothal of Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal after 1853
Albumen print | 33.9 x 25.9 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 853773
Paolo Lombardi (1827-90)
The betrothal of Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal after 1853
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A photograph reproducing the fresco The betrothal of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal painted by Pinturicchio and his workshop (1502-07/08) in the Piccolomini Library in Siena Cathedral. Oval blindstamp in top right corner. Annotated in pencil on the verso. Not in Ruland (1876).
The decoration of the Piccolomini library was commissioned by Cardinal Francesco Todeschino Piccolomini (later Pope Pius III) in 1502 from Raphael's older Perugian contemporary Pinturicchio. The frescoes illustrate events in the life of Pope Pius II (Enea Silvio Piccolomini), the Cardinal's uncle. Vasari credited Raphael with executing 'some drawings and some cartoons' for the library at the express request of Pinturicchio. Scholarly opinion has been divided over the attribution of preparatory drawings for the frescoes, but at least five drawings convincingly related to the decorative scheme are considered to be by Raphael (see Bibliographic References).Provenance
Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (after 1876)
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print
Measurements
33.9 x 25.9 cm (sheet of paper)
Markings
annotation: 55 [verso, top left corner, in pencil]
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Ruland : Ruland, C., 1876. The Works of Raphael Santi da Urbino as represented in the Raphael Collection in the Royal Library at Windsor Castle, formed by the Prince Consort, 1853-1861 and completed by Her Majesty Queen Victoria, Weimar – Ruland p.265 B.V.2a(add)Bibliographic reference(s)
Chapman/Plazzotta/Henry 2004 : Chapman, H, Plazzotta, C, Henry, T. Raphael. From Urbino to Rome. London, 2004 pp.23-26
Joannides 1983 : Joannides, P., 1983. The Drawings of Raphael, with a complete catalogue, Oxford nos 56-61
