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The School of Athens: K.107

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The School of Athens

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Volpato, Giovanni Trevisan
Draughtsman: Cades, Giuseppe (After)
Painter: Sanzio, Raffaello (After)

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bequeathed by the Rev. R. E. Kerrich 1872 (received 1873)

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1873) by Kerrich, Richard Edward

Dating

18th Century
Circa 1775 - Circa 1785

Note

One of the Volpato series of the Raphael frescos in the Vatican. There are eight prints in the series, seven of which engraved by Volpato.

School or Style

Italian

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Identification numbers

Accession number: K.107
Primary reference Number: 176845
Nagler (Künstler-Lexicon): Nagler XX.519, 1
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 4 January 2013 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "The School of Athens" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/176845 Accessed: 2024-09-30 04:30:02

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