Gift of George Hubbard Clapp
41.29
Aeneas Carrying Anchise
1514 (Earliest date)
Pen and brown ink, brown wash and grey gouache, on paper
7.875 in W
x
10.125 in H
(Image)
11.125 in W x 16.625 in H (Paper)
11.125 in W x 16.625 in H (Paper)
European
After Raphael, Fire in the Borgo, 1514.
Bears the inscription “Mantegna” and the inscription “Enea e anchise” in later hand.
These works are copied from famous frescoes by Raphael. On the left, the upper drawing depicts the Ancient Greek philosopher Parmenides, while the lower seated figure represents the Roman poet Horace. The work on the right copies a group of figures from The Fire in the Borgo.
The drawings all appear to be by the same artist, but their attribution to Andrea Mantegna cannot be correct. Mantegna died in 1506, before Raphael painted any of the works from which these are copied.
Wall label from the exhibition The Curious Drawings of Doctor Clapp, UAG, October 24–December 6, 2019.
These works are copied from famous frescoes by Raphael. On the left, the upper drawing depicts the Ancient Greek philosopher Parmenides, while the lower seated figure represents the Roman poet Horace. The work on the right copies a group of figures from The Fire in the Borgo.
The drawings all appear to be by the same artist, but their attribution to Andrea Mantegna cannot be correct. Mantegna died in 1506, before Raphael painted any of the works from which these are copied.
Wall label from the exhibition The Curious Drawings of Doctor Clapp, UAG, October 24–December 6, 2019.
In Collection
Acquired by the University of Pittsburgh from Mary Burgwin Denny in 1941. Funds for the purchase donated by George Hubbard Clapp.
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