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The School of Athens

Giorgio Ghisi (Italian, 1520–1582)
After: Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, 1483–1520)
1550

Medium/Technique Engraving printed from two plates, on two sheets
Dimensions Sheet: 51.5 x 81.4 cm (20 1/4 x 32 1/16 in.)(trimmed within the platemark)
Credit Line Museum purchase
Accession NumberM9838
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Bartsch 24; Boorsch, Lewis and Lewis 11, left plate i/iv, right plate ii/iii; Bellini 20, left plate i/iv, right plate ii/iii
Marks Verso of left sheet, bottom right, stamped in gray ink, the mark of Juan Jorge (John J.) Peoli, New York, Havana (1825-1893)(Lugt 2020); verso of left sheet, upper left-center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA (Lugt 1868); verso of right sheet, bottom right, stamped in gray ink, the mark of Juan Jorge (John J.) Peoli, New York, Havana (1825-1893)(Lugt 2020); verso of right sheet, top right-center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA (Lugt 1868)
ProvenanceJuan Jorge Peoli (1825-1893, New York, Lugt 2020); his sale, New York, American Art Association, 10 and 11 May 1894, lot 1281; purchased there by MFA.