Plate 10: The Deluge

Method Etching
Artist Cesare Fantetti after Raphael
Published Io. Iac.de Rub. form. Romae. ad. Temp. Pacis c.1675
Dimensions Image220 x 253 mm, Sheet 237 x 257 mm
Notes Inscribed below image with a line in Latin from Genesis 7.

From the Raphael Bible (c.1675), which featured a series of engravings by Fantetti and Pietro Aquila (c. 1630-1692) after frescoes and paintings in the Vatican by Raphael.

Cesare Fantetti was a designer and etcher, born in Florence around 1660. During his career he was based mainly in Rome, where he engraved several plates, after his own designs and those of other masters including Annibale Carraci, Andrea Sacchi and Francesco Rosa.

Giovanni Giacomo de' Rossi (1627-1691) was a print publisher based in Rome. He was the son of Giuseppe and brother and successor in 1653 of Giovanni Domenico. His career blossomed from 1657 when he married a rich widow, and he subsequently built a casino on the Janiculum to the design of Baratta. He is best-known for publishing many high quality sets of Roman views. The main series included engravings of fountains, gardens, palaces and contemporary buildings, including his own casino. He was succeeded by his son Domenico.

Condition: Tipped to album page.
Framing unmounted
Price £190.00
Stock ID 28062

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