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Vatican Frescoes

Vatican Frescoes

      AFTER A WORK BY THE WORKSHOP OF RAPHAEL (1483-1520)

      The baptism of Christ

      c.1656-1708

      Etching | 34.7 x 47.1 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 853636

      An anonymous print after the fresco The baptism of Christ by the workshop of Raphael (c.1517-19) in the vault of the thirteenth bay of the Raphael Loggia in the Vatican. Lettered with attribution of the composition to Raphael and publication details. On watermarked paper.

      In this print, the figure on the far left of the fresco and the two flying angels on the right are missing (see RCIN 856634 for a photograph of the original fresco).

      • Creator(s)

        After a work by the workshop of Raphael (1483-1520) (artist)

        Bonnart, N. : rue St Jacques à l'aigle (publisher)

        Subject(s)

        Jesus Christ

      • watermark: [unidentifiable] [right]

      • 34.7 x 47.1 cm (sheet of paper)

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

      • Subject(s)
        • Religion & Theology
          • Religions and faiths
            • Christianity
              • Life of Christ
                • Public Life of Christ
                  • Baptism of Christ
              • Bible & Holy Scripture
                • New Testament
        Object type(s)
          • visual works
            • prints
      • Bibliographic reference(s)

        Davidson 1985 : Davidson, Bernice F. Raphael's Bible. A Study of the Vatican Logge, 1985 fig.112

        Dacos 2008: Dacos, N., The Loggia of Raphael: A Vatican Art Treasure, 2008 pl.149, p.191

        Other number(s)

        Ruland p.226 B.LI.4

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