1875 Chromolithograph Renaissance Vatican Grotesque Design Raphael Giulio LOR1 TR1 6th to 7th Streets

6th to 7th Streets

Then you climb a hill and inquire where Bayard Thayer lives

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Ruth Gordon Jones

1875 Chromolithograph Renaissance Vatican Grotesque Design Raphael Giulio LOR1 TR1 6th to 7th StreetsThis is a rare original 1875 color chromolithograph that depicts some of the fascinating grotesques painted by Renaissance artist Raphael in the Vatican. However, the center piece is attributed to Giulio Clovio, and the two grisailles labeled 2 and 3 near the bottom are from the Casa Taverna in Milan. A unique feature of this illustration, which may be difficult to see in the digital image, is the use of gold ink that not only shimmers when it catches