Christus Dominus in præsepio ex matre Virgine nascitur. Luc. II.; or Adoration of the Shepherds (after Raphael) by Francesco Villamena
Christus Dominus in præsepio ex matre Virgine nascitur. Luc. II.; or Adoration of the Shepherds (after Raphael)
Francesco Villamena
Title
Christus Dominus in præsepio ex matre Virgine nascitur. Luc. II.; or Adoration of the Shepherds (after Raphael)
Artist
Francesco Villamena
1566 - 1624 (biography)Year
printed 1626
Technique
engraving
Image Size
5 11/16 x 9 15/16" irregular plate
Signature
artist's monogram in image, lower center
Edition Size
not stated
Annotations
title engraved in plate beneath image
Reference
LeBlanc 30
Paper
antique-white laid
State
published
Publisher
artist (posthumous printing)
Inventory ID
25173
Price
$350.00
Description
From the Rijksmuseum website (https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200267792): "This print is part of a series consisting of a title print and twenty prints by Francesco Villamena after paintings in the Loggia of Raphael in the Vatican. The series was published after Villamena's death. While the first fifteen prints are numbered 1-15, the last five prints are numbered 60-64. The printmaker may have had a series of 64 prints in mind, which remained unfinished because of his death."