Plate 8: the repulse of Attila, after Raphael,
after Raphael (Urbino 1483 – Rome 1520)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1647 - 1729
Materials
Ink on paper.
Measurements
266 x 375 mm
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 873018.8.19
Summary
(Folio 6 , recto, upper print) Plate 8: the repulse of Attila, after Raphael, with at centre Attila on horseback expressing surprise as St Peter and St Paul appear to defend Rome; on the left Pope Leo the Great riding out to meet the Huns; within arch.
Marks and inscriptions
'Raph. Sanct. Urb. Inv. in Pal. Vat. Fran. Aquila del, et incid.', publication line: 'Romae Typis Dominici de Rossi', and four lines of Latin inscription: 'Atttilae, Hunnorum regi...consulere volvisset'.
Makers and roles
after Raphael (Urbino 1483 – Rome 1520), creator Domenico de'Rossi (17th/18th century), creator