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Division III.—Engravings.
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551. (a) St. Catherine of Alexandria and St. Lucy.
(b) The Baptism of Christ.
These three last examples also reproduce compositions known as occurring
in finished pictures by a master; in this case Francesco Francia himself.
All three engravings are usually attributed to Francia’s famous pupil
Marcantonio Raimondi; but it has been pointed out that they differ
somewhat in technical quality from the early style of that artist, and that
in one case particularly (551 (b)) the drawing and sentiment are so excep-
tionally fine as to suggest the hand of the master himself. No. 551 (a)
cannot be well judged in the imperfect impression here shown; in fine
impressions, such as that at the Stadel Institute in Frankfort, it is a work
of great beauty.
Giacomo FRANCIA (RAIBOLINI).
Painter and engraver: b. before 1487, d. 1557: worked at Bologna and
probably Rome.
552. (a) Lucretia.
(b) Bacchus and his train.
Giacomo Francia carried on the traditions of his family and school (after-
wards modified by those of Raphael) in some score of engravings, of which
the two here shown are the finest; 552 (a) is especially remarkable as
being an unfinished or trial impression of great beauty, with the shaded
parts of the architecture r. and 1. only indicated with chalk. But the
engraver of this school who eclipsed all others was
Marcantonio RAIMONDI.
Engraver: b. at Urbino about 1470, d. about 1530: worked at Bologna,
Venice, and Rome.
553. (a) Venus, Cupid, and Vulcan.
(b) Orpheus.
(c) Pyramus and Thisbe.
(d) Apollo and the Graces.
554. (a) A man examining a wound in his foot.
(b) St. Sebastian.
(c) Man condemned to labour.
(d) The counsels of Prudence.
555. (a) Venus appearing to JEneas.
(b) David and Goliath.
(c) Four children at play.
(d) Venus drying her hair.
(c) From the Malcolm collection.
556. (a) Allegory of Fame and Eternity.
(b) Allegory, known as “ The Young Man with the Torch.”
557. (a) Allegory, probably of Temptation.
(b) St. George and the Dragon.
(b) From the Malcolm collection.
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551. (a) St. Catherine of Alexandria and St. Lucy.
(b) The Baptism of Christ.
These three last examples also reproduce compositions known as occurring
in finished pictures by a master; in this case Francesco Francia himself.
All three engravings are usually attributed to Francia’s famous pupil
Marcantonio Raimondi; but it has been pointed out that they differ
somewhat in technical quality from the early style of that artist, and that
in one case particularly (551 (b)) the drawing and sentiment are so excep-
tionally fine as to suggest the hand of the master himself. No. 551 (a)
cannot be well judged in the imperfect impression here shown; in fine
impressions, such as that at the Stadel Institute in Frankfort, it is a work
of great beauty.
Giacomo FRANCIA (RAIBOLINI).
Painter and engraver: b. before 1487, d. 1557: worked at Bologna and
probably Rome.
552. (a) Lucretia.
(b) Bacchus and his train.
Giacomo Francia carried on the traditions of his family and school (after-
wards modified by those of Raphael) in some score of engravings, of which
the two here shown are the finest; 552 (a) is especially remarkable as
being an unfinished or trial impression of great beauty, with the shaded
parts of the architecture r. and 1. only indicated with chalk. But the
engraver of this school who eclipsed all others was
Marcantonio RAIMONDI.
Engraver: b. at Urbino about 1470, d. about 1530: worked at Bologna,
Venice, and Rome.
553. (a) Venus, Cupid, and Vulcan.
(b) Orpheus.
(c) Pyramus and Thisbe.
(d) Apollo and the Graces.
554. (a) A man examining a wound in his foot.
(b) St. Sebastian.
(c) Man condemned to labour.
(d) The counsels of Prudence.
555. (a) Venus appearing to JEneas.
(b) David and Goliath.
(c) Four children at play.
(d) Venus drying her hair.
(c) From the Malcolm collection.
556. (a) Allegory of Fame and Eternity.
(b) Allegory, known as “ The Young Man with the Torch.”
557. (a) Allegory, probably of Temptation.
(b) St. George and the Dragon.
(b) From the Malcolm collection.