Antique Engraving Saturnus after Raphael Dorigny Planetarium Chigi Chapel Framed

Copper engraving of Saturnus with his scythe beneath an angel, after Raphael's mosaic design for the cupola of the Chigi Chapel in Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome.

The composition and Latin lettering follow plate 2 of Nicolas Dorigny's Raphaelis Sanctii Urbinatis Planetarium (Rome, 1695): 'Saturnus. Omnium Planetarum supremus. Domus ejus principalis Aquarius, minus principalis Capricornus', with 'Ra. Vrbinas jnv.' lower left and the plate number 2. Dorigny's own credit is not visible at lower right, so this may be a later state or an early copy, and is offered as such.

Condition: old creases and small cracks across the sheet, visible in the photos. In a gilt frame, approx. 33.8 x 25.6 cm.

Please view all photos, which form part of the description. Carefully packed and posted from the UK. International buyers welcome.