Raphael and His Mistress
Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi)
(Italian, 1483–1520)
mid 16th century
Medium/TechniqueChiaroscuro woodcut, printed from four blocks in black and three shades of orange-brown
DimensionsSheet: 29.5 x 21.6 cm (11 5/8 x 8 1/2 in.)(trimmed into the image on all four sides)
Credit LineBequest of W. G. Russell Allen
Accession number64.1128
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Bartsch describes two variants of this print, one with a shadow behind the woman's back, and one without. This impression has the shadow. However, the work behind Raphael's back looks like that in the impression without the shadow illustrated in The Illustrated Bartsch, rather than that of the impression with the shadow.
ProvenancePierre Mariette II, Paris (1634-1716)(Lugt 1789), 1666; Jean Mariette, Paris (1660-1742)(Lugt 1786a), 1730; two unidentified colectors (not in Lugt); W.G. Russell Allen, Boston (1882-1955); his bequest to the MFA September 23, 1964
Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century
mid 16th–late 16th century
Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century
early 16th–mid 16th century
Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century
early 16th–mid 16th century
Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century
early 16th–mid 16th century
Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century
early 16th–mid 16th century
Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century
mid 16th–late 16th century
