Lot 28
  • 28

After Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description

  • Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael
  • The Battle of the Milvian Bridge
  • oil on canvas laid down on board
  • 32 3/8 by 78 1/4 in.
  • 82.2 by 198.8 cm.

Provenance

Sale: Sotheby's, New York, October 8, 1993, lot 219
Acquired by the present owner at the above sale

Condition

Canvas laid down on board. The surface is very flat but i fairy good condition, except for a repaired tear at upper center. The varnish is very soiled and yellowed. Under UV light: inpainting is not visible on the repair or otherwise.
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Catalogue Note

The present picture repeats a composition from the Sala di Constantino in the Vatican, painted after Raphael's death by his studio.