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A woman representing philosophy. Etching by B. Audran the elder, c. 1700, after Raphael.
- Raphael, 1483-1520
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- 25986i
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Credit: A woman representing philosophy. Etching by B. Audran the elder, c. 1700, after Raphael. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark
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Description
The design is the roundel placed above Raphael's "School of Athens" in the Vatican. Cherubs hold up placards with the lettering "Causarum cognitio" (knowledge of causes). The woman holds books entitled "Moralis" and "Na[tural]is", referring to moral philosophy and natural philosophy. Her dress has designs of fishes and scorpions. The front of her seat is formed by sculpted figures: on the chests of each is a scene showing an old man holding out his hand to a woman emerging from water; a scorpion lies between them. The statues bear two birds and a small man on their heads
Physical description
1 print : etching ; border 40.7 x 36.5 cm
Contributors
Lettering
La philosophie. Peint par Raphael au Vatican dans la chambre de la Signature
Lettering note
Bears number: 2
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 25986i
Reproduction note
From a set of four by Audran after Raphael's frescoes on the vault of the Stanza della Segnatura in the Vatican
Type/Technique
Languages
- French
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Location Status Access Closed stores