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Study for Virgin Mary for the Holy Family of Francis I

Print
ca. 1855 (made), 1849 (engraved), ca. 1518 (made)
Artist/Maker
Musée Du Louvre, Paris (printer)
Butavand (engraver)
Raphael (artist)
Place of origin
France (made)

Engraving of a study by Raphael for the Virgin Mary in his painting 'The Holy Family of Francis I'. A kneeling female figure stretches her arms towards a baby (very loosely sketched).

Object details

Categories
Prints
Paintings
Religion
Object type
Print
TitleStudy for Virgin Mary for the Holy Family of Francis I (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Etched in the crayon manner, printed in red/orange.
Paper
Engraving
Brief description
Engraving, 'Study for Virgin Mary', Butavand after Raphael, France, ca. 1855
Physical description
Engraving of a study by Raphael for the Virgin Mary in his painting 'The Holy Family of Francis I'. A kneeling female figure stretches her arms towards a baby (very loosely sketched).
Dimensions
  • Height: 33cm
  • Width: 24cm
Dimensions taken from Catalogue des Planches Gravées Composant le Fonds de la Calcographie et dont les Épreuves se Vendent dans cet Etablissement au Musée National du Louvre, Paris: Vinchon, 1851
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'RAPHAEL VRBIN / PRIVSQVAM REGI FRANCISCO / S SACRAM FAMILIAM PINGERIT / SIC AB AMICA EXEMPLUM SVMEBAT'
  • 'Butavand. sc.'
  • 'CALCOGRAPHIE DU LOUVRE - MUSEES IMPERIEUX' (Stamped below print)
Credit line
Purchased from the Louvre Museum
Object history
The copperplates are preserved in the Chalcographie du Louvre, Paris. The National Art Library purchased 4327 prints from the Chalcographie in 1855, which have since been transferred to the Department of Prints and Drawings.
Subject depicted
Virgin Mary
Association
Paris
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1957-1958 London: HMSO, 1964
  • Catalogue des Planches Gravées Composant le Fonds de la Calcographie et dont les Épreuves se Vendent dans cet Etablissement au Musée National du Louvre, Paris: Vinchon, 1851
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.5500-1958

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O585080/study-for-virgin-mary-for-print-butavand/
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