Imagines Veteris ac Novi Testamenti a Raphaele
Print
mid - late 17th century (made)
mid - late 17th century (made)
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Title-page; With a three-quarter length portrait of Queen Christina of Sweden in an oval frame of laurel, in the centre of a panel of ornament, having a lion on one side and a lioness on the other; Print on paper; Inscribed 'R. V. I. in Vat.-Petrus Aquila del. Scul'.
This is the first title-page for a set of prints made of Raphael's frescoes in the Loggie of the Vatican, entitled 'Imagines Veteris ac Novi Testamenti a Raphaele'. Seventeen of these prints, inclusive of titles, are in the V&A collection, see DYCE.1490 to 1506.
This is the first title-page for a set of prints made of Raphael's frescoes in the Loggie of the Vatican, entitled 'Imagines Veteris ac Novi Testamenti a Raphaele'. Seventeen of these prints, inclusive of titles, are in the V&A collection, see DYCE.1490 to 1506.
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| Materials and techniques | print on paper |
| Brief description | Title-page featuring a three-quarter length portrait of Queen Christina of Sweden, in an oval frame of laurel; Title-page for 'Imagines Veteris ac Novi Testamenti a Raphaele' - a set of prints of Raphael's frescoes in the Loggie of the Vatican (see DYCE.1490 to 1506); By Aquila Pietro; Italy; Mid - late 17th century. |
| Physical description | Title-page; With a three-quarter length portrait of Queen Christina of Sweden in an oval frame of laurel, in the centre of a panel of ornament, having a lion on one side and a lioness on the other; Print on paper; Inscribed 'R. V. I. in Vat.-Petrus Aquila del. Scul'. This is the first title-page for a set of prints made of Raphael's frescoes in the Loggie of the Vatican, entitled 'Imagines Veteris ac Novi Testamenti a Raphaele'. Seventeen of these prints, inclusive of titles, are in the V&A collection, see DYCE.1490 to 1506. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | R. V. I. in Vat.-Petrus Aquila del. Scul (Inscribed.) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce |
| Object history | The first title-page for a set of prints made of Raphael's frescoes in the Loggie of the Vatican. Seventeen of these prints, inclusive of titles, are in the V&A collections, see DYCE.1490 to 1506. |
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| Bibliographic reference | DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum : Printed by G.E. Eyre and W. Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1874. |
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| Accession number | DYCE.1490 |
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| Record created | February 1, 2010 |
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