Saints
NEPOMUK STRIXNER (1782-1855)
The body of a bishop exhibited to the adoration of the faithful
c.1810-20Lithograph | 24.8 x 39.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851647
A facsimile of a drawing currently in the Graphische Sammlung, Münich (inv. no.2457). Published in Christian von Mannlich, 'Les Oeuvres Lithographiques', 6 vols., Munich 1811-16, vol.1.
The drawing, which resembles Donatello's Padua reliefs, has been attributed to Raphael (Knab/Mitsch/Oberhuber 1983, no.252). Another impression of this plate at RCIN 851648.
Creator(s)
Nepomuk Strixner (1782-1855) (printmaker)
After a work previously attributed to Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)
24.8 x 39.0 cm (sheet of paper)
- Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
Subject(s)
- Religion & Theology
- Religions and faiths
- Christianity
- Christian church in general
- Church government. Ecclesiastical organization
- Clergy
- Bishops
- Clergy
- Church government. Ecclesiastical organization
- Christian church in general
- Christianity
- Religions and faiths
- Religion & Theology
Bibliographic reference(s)
p.604, no.252 (Knab/Mitsch/Oberhuber 1983 : Raffaello. I disegni 1983 : I disegni. (Catalogo dei Disegni a cura di Oberhuber, Ferino Pagden, Huber), Florence 1983)
p.180, no.192 (Joannides 1983 : Joannides, P., 1983. The Drawings of Raphael, with a complete catalogue, Oxford)
p.172, no.A 23.2 (Höper 2001 : Höper, C. Raffael und die Folgen, Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2001)
