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Mythology & Putti

Mythology & Putti

AGOSTINO DEI MUSI (C. 1490-AFTER 1536)

The Fall of Phaethon

c.1510-50

Engraving | 18.5 x 13.7 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851762

An engraving after a design which has been formerly associated with Raphael. Signed on plate with engraver's monogram at lower right: A.V.
  • Creator(s)

    Agostino dei Musi (c. 1490-after 1536) (engraver)

    After? Raphael (1483-1520) (artist)

  • 18.5 x 13.7 cm (sheet of paper)

  • Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)

  • Subject(s)
    • Language, Linguistics and Literature
      • Literature
        • Fiction
          • Tales & legends
            • Myths
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Engineering & Technology
        • Vehicles
          • Simple transport
            • Carriages
              • Phaetons (carriages)
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • prints
  • Other number(s)

    Ruland p.132 D.XIX.1