Orazio Borgianni, “God Creating the Sun and Moon”, 1615, after Raphael

Orazio Borgianni (aka Orazio Borgiani) (c.1578–1616)

“God Creating the Sun and Moon” (aka “Dieu Créant le Soleil et la Lune”), 1615 (inscribed in plate), plate 3 from the series of 52 etchings, “Paintings in the Loggia of Raphael” (aka “Schilderingen in de Loggia van Rafaël”), after Raphael’s (1483–1520) Loggia frescoes in the Vatican.

Etching on fine laid grey paper, trimmed irregularly within the platemark with loss of outer corners and backed with a support sheet.

Size: (irregularly cut sheet) 13.8 x 20.4 cm.

Inscribed in plate at lower left: “1615/ [monogram of the artist]”.

State i? (of ii) Although the corners that are lost in this impression would have clarified the state—mindful that in the second state the corners show inscribed additions to the plate—the scratches below the portrayed figure of God of the first state are still evident before they were erased/worn away in the second state. Compare the first state impression held by the Rijksmuseum (inv. no. RP-P-OB-35.412) and the second state impression held by the British Museum (BM inv. no. 1890,0415.120).

TIB 38.3 (Walter L Strauss [ed.] 1979, “The Illustrated Bartsch”, vol. 38, New York, Abaris Books, p. 362, cat. no. 3 [316]).

The Rijksmuseum offers the following description of this print: (transl.) “God, an old man with a beard, hovers above the earth. With his left hand he creates the sun. With his right hand he creates the moon.” (https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200163724).

See also the description of this print offered by the British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1890-0415-12.

Condition: a strong impression trimmed irregularly within the platemark laid onto a support of archival (millennium quality) washi paper providing wide margins. Beyond a replenished hole, the sheet is in a good condition with no significant stains.

I am selling this interesting etching executed in the last year of the artist’s life and based on the design of the legendary Raphael who had passed away only 95 years before this print was created, for AU$287 (equivalent to approximately US$186.45, EUR 164, or GBP 137.73 at the time of listing) and includes Express Mail Service (EMS) postage and handling to any worldwide destination. Please note that any import duties or taxes levied by the destination country, if any, are the responsibility of the buyer and are not included in the purchase price. Payment is requested in Australian dollars (AU$287).

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