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Johannes Riepenhausen

The Life of Raphael of Urbino (Vita di Raffaelle da Urbino)

Maker

Johannes Riepenhausen (German, 1788-1860), author
Franz Riepenhausen (German, 1786-1831), author

Title

The Life of Raphael of Urbino (Vita di Raffaelle da Urbino)

Year

1833

Medium

  • Portfolio of 12 engravings on wove paper,
  • bound as a book with title page and preface text page

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Portfolio of 12 engravings on wove paper,
  • bound as a book with title page and preface text page

Materials

ink

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

24.1 x 34.9 x 1 cm (9 1/2 x 13 3/4 x 3/8 inches) (closed)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inside the verso of the first endpaper page is inscribed in graphite "L J10/8" and on the facing page, in graphite some illegible word and "135-"

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Crawford Alexander Mann III

Object Number

2011.75

Type

  • Books

Exhibition History

Pilgrims of Beauty
Art and Inspiration in 19th-Century Italy
Feb 03, 2012 – Jul 08, 2012

Label copy

Many tourists and artists visited Italy to admire its High Renaissance masterpieces, and the Riepenhausen brothers were among a group of young German artists who particularly venerated Raphael as their professional and spiritual leader. These artists self-consciously followed in the Old Master’s footsteps by making a pilgrimage on foot to the village of Urbino, Raphael’s hometown, dressing in Renaissance-style quasi-monastic brown robes, and growing their hair long in imitation of Raphael’s well-known physical appearance. The Riepenhausens also created and published this series of illustrations of Raphael’s life that follow him from infancy and early training to his chief accomplishments under papal patronage. The climax of the series is Raphael’s Dream, illustrating a popular legend in which the Virgin Mary appeared to the pious artist in his sleep so that he could more accurately and fully capture her beauty in paint.

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Tombstone

Johannes Riepenhausen (German, 1788-1860), author
Franz Riepenhausen (German, 1786-1831), author
The Life of Raphael of Urbino (Vita di Raffaelle da Urbino), 1833
Portfolio of 12 engravings on wove paper, bound as a book with title page and preface text page
24.1 x 34.9 x 1 cm (9 1/2 x 13 3/4 x 3/8 inches) (closed)
Gift of Crawford Alexander Mann III 2011.75

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