The Judgment of Solomon. Original Etching After Raphael. Historia del Testamento Vecchio diplinta in Roma nel Vaticano da Raffaello; Raphael Bible [Old Master].

Lanfranco, Giovanni (after Raphael).

Published by [Giovanni Orlandi,] [1607]., [Italy:], 1607

About this Item

Excellent impression, some minor soiling, minor edge wear, cut just outside borders, some wrinkle to corners where adhered to old paper backing, signed by artist in print at bottom left corner, numbered ?48? at lower right corner. King Solomon presiding over the dispute between two mothers about which was the real parent of a baby boy (- cited by Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco). From a complete set of 50 paintings of the Raphael Bible, etched by Sisto Badalocchio and Giovanni Lanfranco, after Raphael?s frescoes in the loggias of the Vatican. Lanfranco (1582-1647) ranks alongside Pietro da Cortona (1596-1669) and Guercino (1591-1666) as one of the leading Old Masters of High Baroque painting in Rome. A master of visual illusion, his architectural and easel work had a very strong influence on painting in Naples, inspiring many Baroque artists. Citations: BM: L, 4.46. Bartsch XVIII. 348.25.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Judgment of Solomon. Original Etching After Raphael. Historia del Testamento Vecchio diplinta in Roma nel Vaticano da Raffaello; Raphael Bible [Old Master].
• Publisher: [Giovanni Orlandi,] [1607]., [Italy:]
• Publication Date: 1607
• Edition: First edition. Rare.
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)