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Frontispiece with oval portrait of Raphael, with three allegorical figures of the Arts supporting the tablet at center

1675
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Frontispiece with oval portrait of Raphael, with three allegorical figures of the Arts supporting the tablet at center
  • Artist: Pietro Aquila (Italian, Marsala, Sicily 1650–1692/1700 Rome)
  • Artist: Intermediary draftsman Carlo Maratti (Italian, Camerano 1625–1713 Rome)
  • Publisher: Giovanni Giacomo De Rossi (Italian, Rome 1627–1691 Rome)
  • Subject: Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, Urbino 1483–1520 Rome)
  • Date: 1675
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 12 1/4 × 15 1/4 in. (31.1 × 38.8 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1947
  • Object Number: 47.100.613
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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