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ANTIQUE #SA883210

Set Of 4 18th Century Coloured Engravings Of Raphael's Loggia

£9,750    $12,162    €11,697
Set of 4 Engravings of Rafael’s Loggia in the Vatican
 
Johan Ottaviani [1735-1808] after Cai Savorelli & Pet Camporesi Dixit Dues ad Noe; Pharaonis Filia Cum Vidifset Fiscellam in Papyrione...; Descendit de Monte Sinai; Concepit Heva et Peperit Cain Fratremque Ejus Abel, a set of four coloured engravings,
 
Circa1775 Price :£ 9,750-00p.
 
H:35.75”, 91 cms, W: 29.75”, 75.5 cms, D:1”, 2.5 cms.
 
The Vatican loggias (Italian: Logge di Raffaello) are a corridor space in the Apostolic Palace, originally open to the elements on one side, which were decorated in fresco around 1519 by Raphael''s large team of artists, with Giovanni da Udine the main hand involved. Because of the relative unimportance of the space, and a desire to copy the recently re-discovered Domus Aurea style of Ancient Roman painting, no large paintings were used, and the surfaces were mostly covered with grotesque designs on a white background, with paintings imitating sculptures in niches, and small figurative subjects in a revival of Ancient Roman style. This large array provided a repertoire of elements that were the basis for later artists creating grotesque decoration across Europe.[1] The logge now form part of the ceremonial route for distinguished visitors, but are otherwise on the tourist route.
 
JOHANN OTTAVIANI (1735-1808) AFTER RAPHAEL
 
Le Loggie di Raffaello [Raphael''s Loggia]
 
Rome, 1772-1777
 
Engravings with original hand-colouring.
 
Only two years before he died in 1520, Raphael undertook a monumental commission for Pope Leo X: a vaulted arcade within the private apartments of the Vatican. Inspired by recent excavations in Pompeii and the Campagna, Raphael covered the Loggia''s walls and ceilings with painted ornament in the antique style. Like Leonardo and Michelangelo, Raphael was inspired by the rebirth of classical art and learning that characterized the Renaissance. For the Loggia, he create...
Antique #SA883210, shown on this page, originates from the 18th century. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was made:
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