Europe, anonymous - after Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio - Urbino 1483 - Rome 1520), "Hope" (Baglioni Predella, 1507), ca. late 18th to early 19th century CE. A finely executed oil on canvas rendering of one of the three virtuous elements represented on the Predella panels from the altarpiece of the a Deposition by Raphael in the Vatican museums. Each of the three panels represents a different virtue - Faith, Hope, or Charity. This panel represents Hope with her hands pressed together in prayer, dining billowing garments, and facing right - flanked by a pair of winged putti/cherubin. Size: 15.875" W x 7.75" H (40.3 cm x 19.7 cm)

The three theological virtues formed the predella sections of the Baglioni altarpiece which depicted the Deposition of Christ, and was painted for the family chapel in the church of San Francesco al Prato in Perugia - currently preserved in the Galleria Borghese in Rome. The altarpiece and predella panels, painted by Renaissance master Raphael in 1507, was commissioned by Atalanta Baglioni in memory of her beloved son Grifone, who had been assassinated during a family feud over control of Perugia in 1500.

Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection

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Expected age wear with some faded/abraded areas and losses to peripheries. Canvas has been relined and new stretcher bars. Nice craquelure. Wired for suspension.