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      ADOLPHE BRAUN (1812-77)

      Various stucchi and painted decoration in the Loggia

      c.1860-76

      Carbon print | RCIN 853723

      Five photographs, catalogued by Ruland as by Adolphe Braun, after various stucchi and painted decoration from the Loggia, designed by Raphael and executed by his workshop (c.1517-19), in the Vatican.

      The repeating sequence of decoration in the Loggia - see Dacos 2008 (Bibliographic References) for more information - is strongly influenced by the antique; Raphael had studied antique sculpture and painting in Rome.

      • Creator(s)

        Adolphe Braun (1812-77) (photographer)

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

      • Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1860-76)

      • Subject(s)
        • Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
          • Decorative motifs
        Object type(s)
          • visual works
            • photographs
      • Bibliographic reference(s)

        Davidson 1985 : Davidson, Bernice F. Raphael's Bible. A Study of the Vatican Logge, 1985 pp.27-38

        Dacos 2008: Dacos, N., The Loggia of Raphael: A Vatican Art Treasure, 2008 pp.15-135

        Other number(s)

        Ruland p.230 B.113

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