Details
DANS LE GOÛT DE RAPHAËL
La Déposition
huile sur toile, sur sa toile d'origine
168 x 179 cm. (6618 x 7012 in.)
Provenance
Collection particulière, Italie.
FURTHER DETAILS
IN THE MANNER OF RAPHAEL, THE DEPOSITION, OIL ON CANVAS, UNLINED

This impressive painting is a faithful copy of the work commissioned by Atalanta Baglioni in memory of her son Grifonetto (1477-1500), who was killed by his cousin Gentile (1466-1527) during a bloody fight for control of the familial power. Executed by Raphael (1483-1520) in 1507, the painting was originally installed in the church of San Francesco in Perugia, where it remained for a hundred years until it was stolen at the instigation of Pope Paul V (1550-1621). The latter gave it as a gift to his nephew, Cardinal Scipione Borghese (1577-1633) in 1608. The prime version is still in the Galleria Borghese in Rome (inv. no. 369).
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Cet impressionnant tableau est une copie fidèle de l'œuvre commandée par Atalanta Baglioni en mémoire de son fils Grifonetto (1477-1500), tué par son cousin Gentile (1466-1527) au cours d'une lutte sanglante pour le contrôle du pouvoir familial. Peinte par Raphäel (1483-1520) en 1507, la composition fut d’abord installée dans l'église de San Francesco à Pérouse, où elle resta pendant cent ans, jusqu'à ce qu'elle soit enlevée à l’instigation du pape Paul V (1550-1621). Ce dernier en fit don à son neveu, le cardinal Scipione Borghese (1577-1633) en 1608. Le tableau original est toujours conservé à la Galleria Borghese à Rome (no. inv. 369).

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