Lot Essay
Inspired by the poem "Stanze per la giostra" by Angelo Poliziano, the Italian painter Raphael Sanzio da Urbino (1483-1520) created the original fresco of this subject in 1512 for the Villa Farnesina, Rome.
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LATE 19TH CENTURY, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK
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A MEISSEN PORCELAIN CHARGER, THE TRIUMPH OF GALATEA
LATE 19TH CENTURY, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK
Finely painted after Raphael with the apotheosis of Galatea, the mythic beauty depicted in flight in a dolphin drawn chariot surrounded by sea creatures, a sea nymph being abducted by a Triton at the left, the rinceau scroll banded border interrupted by rosette medallions
16 7/8 in. (42.8 cm.) diameter
LATE 19TH CENTURY, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARK
Finely painted after Raphael with the apotheosis of Galatea, the mythic beauty depicted in flight in a dolphin drawn chariot surrounded by sea creatures, a sea nymph being abducted by a Triton at the left, the rinceau scroll banded border interrupted by rosette medallions
16 7/8 in. (42.8 cm.) diameter
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