1535
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
La Disputa del Sacramento is a 1535 by Giorgio Ghisi, a Renaissance work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This print is packed with people in robes. Up top, a big group floats on clouds, watching a throne with a bearded man in the middle. Below, another crowd gathers around a table with a golden cup. Some folks kneel, others stand or sit, all looking busy. Notice how the light comes from above, making faces and clothes pop out. The artist used shadows to guide your eyes to the important parts. Check out more prints by Ghisi, Giorgio.
The engraving *La Disputa del Sacramento* reproduces one of four frescoes painted by Raphael in the Vatican’s Stanza della Segnatura, depicting a theological debate centered on the Eucharist. Executed by Giorgio Ghisi in 1535 as a print on paper, the work includes the inscribed monogram 'RAPHAEL VRB. IN.' marking its source.
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Giorgio Ghisi (1520 — 15 December 1582) was an Italian engraver from Mantua who also worked in Antwerp and in France.
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