Alexander the Great falls in love with Roxana and offers her a crown. Engraving after J. Caraglio after Raphael.

  • Raphael, 1483-1520.
Date:
[between 1500 and 1599]
Reference:
2971546i
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Description

Alexander offers a crown to Roxana, while Cupids play with his armour and Hymenaeus holds a torch towards her

Publication/Creation

[Rome?] : Ant. Sal. exc. [Antonio Salamanca], [between 1500 and 1599]

Physical description

1 print : line engraving ; platemark 22.5 x 31.4 cm

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Lettering

Ecco Rossane bella, ecco l'altero ... L'empion di fiamme, e di soave ardore.

References note

Adam Bartsch, Le peintre graveur, Vienna 1813, vol. XV, pp. 95-96, under Caraglio no. 62 ("Cette estampe a été incontestablement gravée par Jacques Caraglio; c'est à tort que Vasari (page 146) l'attribue à Augustin Venitien. Copie en contre partie, gravée par un anonyme. On y voit au milieu d'en bas huit vers italiens qui commencent ainsi: Ecco Rossane bella etc.")
Not found in: G.B. Pezzini, S. Massari, S.P. Valenti Rodinò, Raphael invenit, Roma: Edizioni Quasar, 1985 (but mentioned in passing on p. 866)

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2971546i

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