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The Prophet Isaiah c.1853-76
Albumen print | 28.7 x 18.9 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 853803

Copy after Raphael (1483-1520)
The Prophet Isaiah c.1853-76
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A photograph of a drawing in the Teylers Museum, Haarlem (inv.no.A71), which copies the figures of Isaiah and two putti from the fresco The Prophet Isaiah, painted by Raphael in the church of Sant'Agostino, Rome, c.1511-12. Annotated on verso.
The Prophet Isaiah was commissioned by Johann Goritz, a curial prelate, humanist and patron of the arts, for a pier in Sant'Agostino. The fresco formed part of a decorative ensemble which also included a sculpture of the Virgin, Child and St Anne by Andrea Sansovino and an altar; Goritz's tomb lies below the pier. The monumental figure of Raphael's fresco especially reveals the influence of Michelangelo's work on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, though Raphael probably did not completely repaint the figure of Isaiah after seeing his contemporary's works, as Vasari claimed.Provenance
Acquired for the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print
Measurements
28.7 x 18.9 cm (sheet of paper)
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annotation: [illegible] [verso, top centre, in ink]
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Bibliographic reference(s)
van Tuyll van Serooskerken 2000 : van Tuyll van Serooskerken, C., 2000. The Italian drawings of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries in the Teyler Museum. no.252
Jones/Penny 1983 : Jones, R. and Penny, N. Raphael, 1983 pl.104