Raphael and His Mistress

Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century
After: Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, 1483–1520)

mid 16th century

Medium/Technique Chiaroscuro woodcut, printed from four blocks in light orange-brown, medium orange-brown, dark orange-brown, and black

Dimensions Sheet: 34.7 x 23.6 cm (13 11/16 x 9 5/16 in.)
Image: 31.1 x 22.8 cm (12 1/4 x 9 in.)

Credit Line Bequest of W. G. Russell Allen

Accession Number64.1129

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsPrints

Bartsch describes two variants of this print, one with a shadow behind the woman's back, and one without. This impression has the shadow, but the work behind Raphael's back resembles that of the impression without the shadow illustrated in The Illustrated Bartsch, rather than that of the impression with the shadow.

Catalogue Raisonné Bartsch XII.141.3 (see Notes)

Marks Verso of backing sheet, center, stamped in brown ink, the mark of the MFA W.G. Russell Allen Bequest (not in Lugt)

ProvenanceW.G. Russell Allen, Boston (1882-1955); his bequest to the MFA September 23, 1964