The Donation of Constantine

Giulio Romano, 1520 - 1524

Giulio Romano was praised for his original and inventive drawn designs for frescoes (wall paintings), which were subsequently executed by assistants. This is such a modello, a highly detailed design for a fresco in the Vatican made between 1520-1524. It depicts Emperor Constantine transferring the secular authority over Rome to Pope Sylvester I.

Artwork typedrawing, design
Object numberRP-T-1948-368
Dimensionsheight 395 mm x width 549 mm
Physical characteristicspen in bruin, penseel in bruin en wit, ondertekening in houtskool

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Identification

Title(s)
The Donation of Constantine
Object type
Object number
RP-T-1948-368
Description
Constantijn en Helena voor paus Sylvester I. Ontwerp voor een fresco.

Creation

Creation
draughtsman: Giulio Romano
Dating
1520 - 1524
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Material and technique

Physical description
pen in bruin, penseel in bruin en wit, ondertekening in houtskool
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height 395 mm x width 549 mm

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Subject

Acquisition and rights

Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
…; collection Prince Franz Josef II von und zu Liechtenstein (1906-89), Vaduz;{Feilchenfeldt 2015, p. 137; note RMA.} from whom, fl. 1,500, through the mediation of the dealer Walter Feilchenfeldt, Zürich, to the museum, 1948
Remarks
Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

Documentation

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