Raffaello Sanzio Morghen

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Not to be confused with
Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino
.
Giovanni Boccaccio by Morghen, after Vinzenzo Gozzoni

Raffaello Morghen (19 June 1758 – 8 April 1833) was an Italian engraver.

Life

He was born in

Institute of France, as a mark of their admiration of his talents, elected him an associate in 1803. In 1812 Napoleon invited him to Paris and paid him the most flattering attentions. He died in Florence. He is buried in the Church of Santa Croce
in Florence.

The grave of Raffaello Morghen, Santa Croce, Florence

Works

Morghen's engraving of Anthony van Dyck’s equestrian portrait of Francisco de Moncada, Marquess of Aytona, dated 1793

A series of 8 prints by Morghen after Louis Ducros was published between 1784 and 1786.[2]

A list of the artist's works, published at Florence in 1810, comprised 200 compositions; the number was afterwards considerably increased. Other than those mentioned above, the most notable include his engravings of Raphael's

Ariosto, Tasso and other famous men. They also include engravings of Antonio Canova's Theseus and the Minotaur and the same sculptor's monument to Pope Clement XIII
.

"View of the grotto of Neptune in Tivoli", engraving (c.1780-1784) by Raffaello Morghen, after Louis Ducros

His prints have hardly maintained the reputation which they enjoyed during the artist's lifetime. Though carefully and delicately executed, they are somewhat mechanical and wanting in force and spirit.

Giovanni Folo of Bassano was a pupil of Volpato, then of Morghen himself. Giovacchino Cantini was also a pupil of Morghen.

References

  1. ^ Chessex, Pierre (1982). "Quelques documents sur un aquarelliste et marchand vaudois à Rome à la fin du XVIIIe A.L.R. Ducros (1748-1810)". E-Periodica (ETH-Bibliothek, Zûrich). Revue Historique Vaudoise, n° 90 (in German and French). p. 63. Retrieved 2023-04-16.
  2. ^ Chessex, Pierre (1982). "Quelques documents sur un aquarelliste et marchand vaudois à Rome à la fin du XVIIIe A.L.R. Ducros (1748-1810)". E-Periodica (ETH-Bibliothek, Zürich) (in German and French). p. 63. Retrieved 2023-04-20; Note: the 8 prints are : "Vue de la vallée de la Riche" ( 242x345) ; "La Cascatelle deTyvoly" (343x238) ; "La Cascade de Terny" (340x239) ; "Le Tombeau des Horaces et des Curias à Albano" (241x347) ; "La grotte de Palazzuolo sur le Lac d'Albano" (242x350) ; "La grotte de Neptune à Tyvoly" (234x346) ; "Le Lac d'Albano" (243x348) ; "Les Marais Pontins" (239x345){{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

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