[ORIGINAL WATERCOLOUR] 'PHILOSOPHY'

Published by [Original artwork]., 1850

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Seller: Sky Duthie Rare Books (ABA, ILAB, PBFA), York, United KingdomSky Duthie Rare Books (ABA, ILAB, PBFA)

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Tondo watercolour and gilt painting on paper after Raphael's ceiling fresco representing 'Philosophy', depicting an allegorical female figure sat upon an elaborate marble throne with carved ancient symbols, her clothes decorated with different designs emblematic of the four elements (air, fire, water, and earth), in her hands are two books signifying the two main fields of her discipline: 'Naturalis' and 'Moralis'; she is flanked on either side by putti holding tablets inscribed "Causarum" and "Cognitio", standing upon a ground of clouds with a gilt background. 30 cm in diameter. Laid down to period card and contained within a nineteenth-century gilt card mount (47.5 x 40.5 cm). There is a very minor white dot to the foot of the clouds and some light foxing, otherwise the painting is in very good condition. A highly-accomplished mid-nineteenth-century copy of Raphael's medallion representing the Allegory of 'Philosophy' on the ceiling of the Stanza della Segnatura in the Vatican Palace, originally executed in 1509-11. Initially commissioned by Pope Julius II, the medallion was one of four created by Raphael for what is thought to have been the Pope's library, with the quartet representing the four areas of knowledge (theology, poetry, philosophy and jurisprudence).…

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Title
[ORIGINAL WATERCOLOUR] 'PHILOSOPHY'
Author
[RAPHAEL (after)]; CONTINENTAL SCHOOL:
Publisher
[Original artwork].
Publication year
1850
Binding
Hardcover

Sky Duthie Rare Books (ABA, ILAB, PBFA)

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Based in the historic city of York, we carry a wide-ranging stock of fine and rare books, unique manuscripts, original artwork, photographs and ephemera. Placing a strong emphasis on the unusual and the visually stimulating, our areas of focus include art and design; travel and exploration; natural history; science and medicine; history; politics, philosophy and economics; literature; poetry; children's and illustrated books. Following a period in academia focusing on the history of ideas and after several years working for a prominent rare bookseller, the business was established in 2022 by Dr Sky Duthie. We are members of the ABA, ILAB, and the PBFA.…

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