The de' Rossi Collection of Ancient Sculptures, Leo X, and Raphael'

Christian, Kathleen Wren (2002). The de' Rossi Collection of Ancient Sculptures, Leo X, and Raphael'. Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes, 65 pp. 132–200.

URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4135107

Abstract

Traces the history of the collection of antique sculptures owned by the De' Rossi family in Renaissance Rome, with reference to newly-published archival documents. A full inventory of the collection made in 1517, transcribed here, makes this the first well-documented collection of antique marbles in Italy. A conflict that arose between the de' Rossi family, Raphael, and Pope Leo X over who could claim ownership of the antiquities is analyzed.

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