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      LUIGI FABRI (C. 1778-1835 OR LATER)

      The Oath of Leo III [from the Stanza dell'Incendio]

      c.1798-1815

      Engraving with etching | 66.1 x 87.4 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 852804

      A print reproducing the upper half of the north wall of the Stanza dell'Incendio in the Vatican. Lettered with artists' names and dedication to Pope Pius VII. The lunette fresco depicting The Oath of Leo III was painted by Raphael and his workshop in c.1517.

      • Creator(s)

        Luigi Fabri (c. 1778-1835 or later) (engraver)

        After Raphael (1483-1520) (artist)

        Tommaso Minardi (1787-1871) (designer)

        Pope Pius VII (r.1800-23) (dedicatee)

        Luigi Fabri (c. 1778-1835 or later) (dedicator)

        Subject(s)

        Pope Leo III (d. 816)
        Charlemagne, Holy Roman Emperor (742-814)

      • 66.1 x 87.4 cm (sheet of paper)

        59.0 x 77.5 cm (platemark)

      • 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
        • Places
          • Europe
            • Italy
              • Lazio [Italy]
                • Rome [Lazio]
                  • Vatican City [Rome]
                    • Vatican Palace [Vatican City]
                      • Stanza dell'Incendio [Vatican Palace]
        Object type(s)
          • visual works
            • prints
      • Bibliographic reference(s)

        Raphael Invenit 1985 : G. Bernini Pezzini et al., Raphael Invenit. Stampe di Raffaello nelle Collezioni dell'Istituto Nazionale per la Grafica, Rome, 1985 p.57, no.IV.1 (entry by Grazia Bernini Pezzini)

        Other number(s)

        Ruland p.207 B.I.3

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