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Vatican Frescoes

Vatican Frescoes

      ANONYMOUS, 16TH CENTURY

      The Battle of Constantine at the Milvian Bridge [left half]

      c.1520-1600

      Engraving | 36.3 x 57.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 852917

      An anonymous engraving printed from two plates reproducing (in reverse) the left half of the fresco of 'The Battle of Constantine at the Milvian Bridge', designed by Raphael and eventually painted by his workshop in the Sala di Costantino in the Vatican between 1520 and 1524. Lettered with text in Latin, attribution of the design to Raphael and monogram (see Nagler, V, no.118.9). Lettered at lower right with publication details. With annotations on both sides. Not in Ruland (1876).

      This is the right half of an engraving printed from four plates reproducing the whole fresco. For a complete engraving, see RCIN 830591.

      • Creator(s)

        Anonymous, 16th century (engraver)

        After Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (designer)

        Monogrammist S.K. (16C) [Nagler V, 118] (engraver)

        Martinus Pe[tr..] : Antwerp (publisher)

      • Pf 30 A. II. 10a

        Unknown engraver / Sii Die Monog. V p.21. / See whole engraving in Victoria Room

        12a.

        N. 27

        12

        6+1

      • 36.3 x 57.0 cm (sheet of paper)

      • Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (after 1876)

      • Subject(s)
        • Social sciences
          • Military affairs
            • Wars, Campaigns & Battles
              • Wars
                • Wars of the first century to the tenth century
                  • Rome and the Barbarians (305-400) (war)
                    • Battle of the Milvian Bridge, 312 (Rome and the Barbarians)
              • War operations
                • Battles
        • Places
          • Europe
            • Italy
              • Lazio [Italy]
                • Rome [Lazio]
                  • Vatican City [Rome]
                    • Vatican Palace [Vatican City]
                      • Sala di Costantino [Vatican Palace]
      • Bibliographic reference(s)

        p.113, under no.II.3 (entry by Stefania Massari) (Raphael Invenit 1985 : Bernini Pezzini, G. et al., 1985. Raphael Invenit. Stampe di Raffaello nelle Collezioni dell'Istituto Nazionale per la Grafica, Rome)

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