4/14

About this artwork

Prent 4 uit een reeks van 14 prenten (+ titelprent) naar de ontwerpen voor de wandtapijten voor de Sixtijnse kapel door Rafaël en zijn leerlingen.

Art Historical Context

Step into the world of Renaissance grandeur with *4/14*, an exquisite etching by Pietro Santeoli (1635–1700). This print, measuring a slender 102 × 270 mm, is the fourth in a series of 14 etchingsplus a title plate) faithfully reproducing designs by Raphael and his workshop Created in the late 17th century, it captures the intricate compositions originally intended for luxurious wool-and-silk tapestries for the Sistine Chapel Pope Leo X. Rap's cartoons for the *Acts of the Apostles* series, executed around 1515–1516, were monumental works blending High Renaissance harmony, dynamic figures, an...

About the Artist

Pietro Sante Bartoli · 1615–1700

Pietro Santi Bartoli, born in Perugia in 1635, emerged as a pivotal figure in the Roman antiquarian revival of the late seventeenth century. Relocating to Rome as a youth, he initially pursued painting, studying under the French artist Jean Lemaire—known as "Le Petit Lemaire"—and later under the esteemed Nicolas Poussin, whose classical rigor profoundly shaped his early approach. Though traces of ...