Loggias of Raphael in the Vatican Pl.02
1772-1777
Giovanni Ottaviani’s vibrant engraving captures a slice of Raphael’s famous Loggias in the Vatican, featuring the biblical story of Cain and Abel in the central panel. Created in the late 18th century, this print was part of a massive project to preserve the delicate frescoes, reflecting the Neoclassical obsession with reviving ancient Roman styles. The elaborate decorations are classic 'grotesques'—fantastical mixtures of plants and figures that Raphael originally copied from the ruins of Nero’s Golden House. It serves as a colorful time capsule of Renaissance interior design, complete with hanging fruit garlands and mythological figures frolicking in the margins.
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