{"product_id":"two-figures-of-aphrodite-a4-print","title":"Two Figures of Aphrodite A4 Print","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis A4 size landscape print depicts a drawing \u003cem\u003eTwo Figures of Aphrodite\u003c\/em\u003e completed in pen and brown in on laid paper, attributed to the circle of Raphael (1483-1520). Printed on textured paper, with a deckled edge.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"child\"\u003eSupplied unframed, this print comes with a backing board and is sealed in a clear cellophane pocket. Fits perfectly into one of our A4 wooden frames.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCreated exclusively for the upcoming Ashmolean special exhibition \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAphrodite: The Making of a Goddess\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e on display at the Ashmolean between \u003cstrong\u003e8 October 2026 to 11 April 2027\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRaphael\u003c\/strong\u003e established one of the largest workshop operations in Renaissance art, assembling approximately fifty pupils and assistants, a scale unprecedented among old master painters. His circle attracted established masters from across Italy, who often brought their own teams as sub-contractors, alongside apprentices and journeymen. The internal hierarchy and workflow remain largely undocumented, with attribution often complicated by the difficulty of identifying individual hands within collaborative works. The workshop's two most prominent figures were \u003cem\u003eGiulio Romano\u003c\/em\u003e, a young Roman pupil around twenty-one when Raphael died in 1520, and \u003cem\u003eGianfrancesco Penni\u003c\/em\u003e, an already accomplished Florentine master. Both inherited significant portions of Raphael's drawings and possessions, enabling them to sustain the workshop's output following his death. Their technical mastery was such that scholars continue to debate the precise attribution of works between Penni, Giulio, and Raphael himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCredit: Drawing attributed to the circle of Raphael (1483–1520), \u003cem\u003eTwo Figures of Aphrodite\u003c\/em\u003e, c.1508–1525. Pen and brown ink on laid paper. WA1846.261 © Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"child\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExclusive to the Ashmolean Museum.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"King \u0026 McGaw Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64395907301753,"sku":"ASI-6546","price":12.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/7566\/5197\/files\/A4_Print_Two_Aphrodites.jpg?v=1790173816","url":"https:\/\/shop.ashmolean.org\/products\/two-figures-of-aphrodite-a4-print","provider":"Ashmolean Museum","version":"1.0","type":"link"}