Solomon Building the Temple of God in Jerusalem. Original Etching After Raphael. Historia del Testamento Vecchio diplinta in Roma nel Vaticano da Raffaello; Raphael Bible. [Old Master]. by Badalocchio, Sisto (after Raphael) - [1607].

[Italy:]: [Giovanni Orlandi,], [1607].. First edition. Rare.. Print: 7.25 x 5.25 inches. Single leaf.. Excellent impression, minor edge wear, top right corner with minor tear away, lower center with tiny rust/pin hole. Signed at lower left corner, numbered at lower right corner Ô49Õ. King Solomon planning, and men sawing and constructing, a temple (-cited Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco). From a complete set of 50 paintings of the Raphael Bible, etched by Sisto Badalocchio and Giovanni Lanfranco, after RaphaelÕs frescoes in the loggias of the Vatican. Lanfranco (1582-1647) ranks alongside Pietro da Cortona (1596-1669) and Guercino (1591-1666) as one of the leading Old Masters of High Baroque painting in Rome. A master of visual illusion, his architectural and easel work had a very strong influence on painting in Naples, inspiring many Baroque artists. Badalocchio (fl 1607), Italian painter and engraver, born in Parma, was pupil of Agostino Carraci and Annibale Carracci, he is best known for this work. BM: L, 4.47. Bartsch XVIII.356.21.