Lot 52
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AFTER RAFFAELLO SANZIO, CALLED RAPHAEL (URBINO 1483-1520 ROME), 18TH CENTURY
AFTER RAFFAELLO SANZIO, CALLED RAPHAEL (URBINO 1483-1520 ROME), 18TH CENTURY
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AFTER RAFFAELLO SANZIO, CALLED RAPHAEL (URBINO 1483-1520 ROME), 18TH CENTURY

Venus

Details
AFTER RAFFAELLO SANZIO, CALLED RAPHAEL (URBINO 1483-1520 ROME), 18TH CENTURY
Venus
red chalk, watermark coat of arms
23 ½ x 17 7⁄8 in. (59.5 x 45.5 cm)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 12 July 1989, lot 133.

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Lot Essay

The drawing reproduces the figure of Venus painted by Raphael, with Ceres and Juno, in one of the spandrels in the Loggia di Psiche in the Villa Farnesina in Rome. The image was copied by many artists and circulated widely through prints.

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