Cesare Mariannecci after Raphael - Late 19th Century Lithograph Poetry

Description

A finely detailed chromolithograph by Storch and Kramer after drawings by Cesare Mariannecci. The print reproduces Raphael's fresco in the Stanza della Segnatura in Vatican City. The personification of Poetry sits enthroned, crowned with a laurel and holding a book and a lyre. On either side are two cherubs holding two-handled tablets with the inscription "numine afflatur" (divinely inspired), a quote from Virgil's Aeneid. The Stanza della Segnatura was where the Holy See’s highest court met and it was one of Raphael's earliest commissions. When he began in 1508, Michaelangelo had also recently begun work on the Sistine Chapel nearby. This lithograph was acquired alongside two companion prints from the same fresco cycle representing the personifications of Theology and Philosophy, which are also listed (SU049 and SU050). Elegantly presented in a gilt-effect frame. Unsigned. On paper.

Condition

Slight discolouration. However, overall the condition is good for a picture of this age. Scratches and scuffs to the frame.

Size

35 x 35cm (13.8" x 13.8")
Framed Size: 51 x 51cm (20.1" x 20.1")