CATHOLIC FEARSOME WARRIOR POPE JULIUS II 2nd ~ 1840 Raphael Art Print Engraving

Description: JULIUS THE SECOND Artist: Raphael _________________ Engraver: R. Page IMAGE IS MUCH SHARPER AND BRIGHTER THAN SCAN SHOWS !! A HIGH QUALITY STEEL ENGRAVING BOOKPLATE FROM THE 1830'S!! PERFECT FOR FRAMING AS AN ART PRINT FOR YOUR DEN !! VERY ANTIQUE & OLD WORLD LOOKING. ITEM(s) OVER 160 YEARS OLD!! The costume of this portrait, the chair in which his Holiness is seated, in short, every part of the picture, conspires to shew that it is in all respects a matter of fact portrait; in painting which, not the faintest shade of what is termed idealizing a head, has obtained in the mind of the artist; and that Raphael, who must have painted it during the earlier part of his illustrious career, (his later and riper years being passed under the pontificate of Leo X.) must have thought or felt it necessary to suppress the powers of his fine imagination whilst painting a Portrait; perhaps considering that such works should be, both ostensibly and really, mere unadorned transcripts of Nature. The present work is therefore simply the likeness, carefully rendered, of a fine square-headed old man, sincere in his resolves, if not upright in his intentions; calm, self-possessed, and who wished to pass for no more than just the man he was. The picture is carefully and conscientiously painted, and, the artist having been sedulous of accuracy, it affords a fine study for the craniologists of modern times; the character of the second Julius being pretty well known, and his forehead, as here portrayed, remarkably broad, lofty, and flat. Among his merits we should not forget that he was the first of the Roman pontiffs who patronized Michel Angelo and RAPHAEL. This great painter was born at Urbino. His father, Giovanni Sanzio, was an indifferent artist, and placed Raphael, for his better instruction, first under Bartolomeo Corradini, and subsequently under Pietro Perugino, something of the dryness and exactitude of whose manner he retained, and occasionally discovered-particularly in the landscape passages of his works-until some years after he had painted the above portrait of Pope Julius. But he struck out his own transcendental style of grandeur combined with grace and simplicity, after journeying to Florence, and contemplating the performances of Michel Angelo and Leonardo da Vinci. He subsequently proceeded to Rome, and produced there the twelve Cartoons, (of which we have seven at Hampton Court;) the immortal Transfiguration: the graphic splendors of the Vatican; and various other extraordinary works, which have remained the wonder and example of succeeding ages of art. He was much befriended by that tasteful and powerful family of De Medicis, of whom it has been emphatically said, that they governed a republic, without arms, and that their vast riches were expended in the service of art and mankind. He was also befriended by Cardinal Bembo, Count Castiglione, Ariosto, and other of the most splendid stars of the literary constellation which then irradiated Italy. He was patronized by popes, princes, dukes, and cardinals, while he was almost adored by the public ; and in all probability would himself have been raised to the nominal honours of a Cardinal's hat, but that he " Fell from the zenith of his proud career, " Full in his fame, and sparkling in his sphere." Raphael died on Good Friday, in the year 1483, which having been also the day of his nativity, he had exactly attained the age of thirty-seven. Plutarch might have found other and more splendid points of comparison between this great artist and that Raphael of English poetry, and of our own age, who, within these few years, died at the same period of life; but these we leave to the discerning reader. The present picture is from the Angerstein Collection. It came originally from the Borghese Palace, and is painted on wood. Its dimensions are 3 feet, 6 inches; by 2 feet, 8 inches. SIZE: Image size in inches is 4" x 5 1/2", overall page size is 7 " x 10". CONDITION: Good condition. Nothing on reverse. Printed on thick rag stock paper. Thick quality rag stock paper. SHIPPING: Buyers to pay shipping/handling, domestic orders receives priority mail, international orders receive regular mail. We pack properly to protect your item! An engraving is an intaglio process of printing, with the design to be produced is cut below the surface of the plate (made of copper, steel or wood), and the incised lines are filled with ink that is then transferred to paper. The portraits on our currency are good examples of engraved images. A Photogravure is an intaglio process in which the plate is produced photographically. Please note: the terms used in our auctions for engraving, heliogravure, lithograph, line drawing, photogravure etc. are ALL images on paper. THIS IS AN ACTUAL STEEL ENGRAVING FROM THE 1830's! NOT A REPRODUCTION!

Price: 19.99 USD

Location: New Providence, New Jersey

End Time: 2024-08-18T20:53:19.000Z

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