The great works of Raphael Sanzio of Urbino: a series of twenty photographs from the best engravings of his most celebrated paintings / with the life written by G. Vasari, translated, with notes and illustrations, by Mrs J. Foster; and an appendix containing a complete list of the authenticated works of Raphael, translated from Passavant's "Rafael von Urbino und sein Vater"
1866, 1st Edition. London: Bell & Daldy. Finely bound in later near contemporary aniline calf over boards. Some minor scattered foxing. Remains particularly well preserved overall. Provenance: Maria Willock's copy. Item #362043
Physical description: viii, 88 pages: illustrations, photographs; 25 cm. Contents: List of photographs: 1. The marriage of the Virgin. (p. 6) 2. The Madonna with the goldfinch. (p. 8) 3. The Holy Family with the palm-tree. (p. 10) 4. Saint Catherine of Alexandria. (p. 12) 5. The entombment. (p. 14) 6. La belle jardiniere. (p. 16) 7. The school of Athens. (p. 18) 8. The Madonna. (p. 22) 9. The Madonna. (p. 24) 10. The Madonna with the diadem. (p. 28) 11. The Madonna. (p. 30) 12. The Madonna. (p. 38) 13. Christ's charge to Peter. (p. 60) 14. The Madonna. (p. 40) 15. The Madonna. (p. 44) 16. Christ bearing his cross. (p. 48) 17. The Madonna. (p. 50) 18. The Holy Family. (p. 54) 19. The Madonna. (p. 56) 20. The Transfiguration. (p. 62). Subjects: Raphael. Painters Italy; Biography. Art history.
Price: €725.00