Raphael Morghen, Raphael [Raffaello Santi], Sebastiano del Piombo, Pietro Ermini, Luigi Bardi
Raphaelis amicitia celeberrima La Fornarina
1813
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Raphael Morghen, Raphael [Raffaello Santi], Sebastiano del Piombo, Pietro Ermini, Luigi Bardi
Raphaelis amicitia celeberrima La Fornarina
1813
Physical Qualities
Engraving, Sheet (cut to plate): 331 × 239 mm. (13 1/16 × 9 7/16 in.)
Image: 254 × 196 mm. (10 × 7 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Garrett Collection
Object Number
1984.81.2029
So-called portrait of Raphael's mistress, the Fornarina, half-length with cloak and ear-ring (in fact after Sebastiano del Piombo); working proof complete except for arm.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1946; T. Harrison Garrett (L. 2435b), by purchase; James L. Claghorn (L. 555c) by purchase.
Palmerini, Niccolo. "Opere d'intaglio del cav. Raffaello Morghen" (Florence: Presso Niccolo Pagni, 1824): cat. 215.
Le Blanc, Charles. "Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes, contenant le dictionnaire des gravures toutes les nations[...]" (Paris: Emile Bouillon, 1854-1888): vol. 3, cat. 142iv.
Apell, Aloys. "Handbuch fur Kupferstichsammler, oder Lexicon der vorzuglichsten Kupferstecher des XIX. Jahrhunderts welche in Linienmanier gearbeitet haben, sowie Beschreibung ihrer besten und gesuchtesten Blatter" (Leipzig: Alexander Danz, 1880): cat. 107iii.
Halsey, Frederic Robert. "Raphael Morghen's engraved works, being a descriptive catalogue" (New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1885): cat. 64iv.
Le Blanc, Charles. "Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes, contenant le dictionnaire des gravures toutes les nations[...]" (Paris: Emile Bouillon, 1854-1888): vol. 3, cat. 142iv.
Apell, Aloys. "Handbuch fur Kupferstichsammler, oder Lexicon der vorzuglichsten Kupferstecher des XIX. Jahrhunderts welche in Linienmanier gearbeitet haben, sowie Beschreibung ihrer besten und gesuchtesten Blatter" (Leipzig: Alexander Danz, 1880): cat. 107iii.
Halsey, Frederic Robert. "Raphael Morghen's engraved works, being a descriptive catalogue" (New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1885): cat. 64iv.
Signed: 1
Inscribed: RECTO: Inscribed in plate "Raph. Sanctius pinxit/ Petrus Ermini delin./ Raph. Morghen sculp. flor./ RAPHAELIS AMICITIA/ CELEBERRIMA LA FORNARINA/ Johanni/ Alexandrio/ Liberalium Artium/ Acad. Praesidi/ et. R. Pinacothecae/ Flor. Praefecto/ Aloysius Bardi execudit/ Raph. Morghen D.D.D."; in graphite "142/ 7429 [enclosed in a diamond]".
Markings: CM: Claghorn; Garrett.