1875 Chromolithograph Renaissance Vatican Grotesque Design Raphael Giulio LOR1 CCG2 Queen of Great Britain

Queen of Great Britain

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This is an original 1901 monochrome in-text lithograph of the cloisters of San Pedro in Girona

Photography by Loomis Dean

1875 Chromolithograph Renaissance Vatican Grotesque Design Raphael Giulio LOR1 CCG2 Queen of Great BritainThis 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