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Description: | RH unframed s. on plate b. c. "grave de la meme grandeur a l'eau-forte par P. P. A Robert peintre de M. le Cardinal de Rohan, et en bois sous sa conduite par Nicolas Le Sueur. 44"; inscr on plate b. c. "Estudes pour le tableau de l'Ecole D'Athenes / D'apres le dessein de Raphael d'Urbain, qui est dans le cabinet de M. Crozat" CRE ROBERT, Paul, Ponce, Antoine; (French; 1686-1733) AFTER RAPHAEL, Raffaello Santi; (Italian; 1483-1520) CRE Le Sueur, Nicolas; (French; 1691-1764) This design was reproduced in etching and woodcut. Robert created the etching plate on his own, and was assisted by Nicolas le Sueur to engrave the woodcut.
The reproduction of the drawings in the famous collection of Pierre Crozat is a project that took 17 years to complete. The first volume of 182 plates was published in 1729, the second in 1742.
The original drawing was part of a group of preparatory sketches for Raphael?s famous School of Athens. It shows a group of figures including Pythagoras. Such a study, which could be related to a well-known finished work, was prized by collectors. It is now in the Albertina Print Room, Vienna. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | NUDE : STUDY : DRAWING : ARTIST : ATHENS SCHOOL : CROZAT : IMITATION : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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