MARCO DENTE, CALLED MARCO DA RAVENNA (CIRCA 1486-1527) AFTER RAPHAEL (1483-1520)

Battle Scene

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MARCO DENTE, CALLED MARCO DA RAVENNA (CIRCA 1486-1527) AFTER RAPHAEL (1483-1520)
Battle Scene
engraving, circa 1520-1525, on laid paper, watermark Crossbow in a single Circle (indistinct), a very good impression of this rare print, trimmed on the platemark, with thread margins and inky plate edges in places, with an unobtrusive vertical central fold, generally in very good condition
Plate & Sheet 227 x 367 mm.

Provenance

Pierre Mariette II (1634-1716), Paris (Lugt 1788), dated 1671.
Earl Spencer (18th century), Althorp (Lugt 2341a), with a probably associated number 337 stamped in black ink verso.
With Artemis Fine Arts, London.
Acquired from the above, on 19 June 1984.

Literature

Bartsch 420

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Lot Essay

The central figures of the horse and rider at centre right and the fallen soldiers in the foreground are closely related to a study of a battle scene by Raphael, now at Chatsworth (no. 57). Marco da Ravenna's print is probably based on Raphael's designs for the Sala di Costantino at the Vatican, which were painted by Giulio Romano. The final composition of Giulio's fresco of the 'Battle of the Milvian Bridge' however differs significantly from the present engraving.

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