Research
The recently donated album Logge di Rafaele nel Vaticano, compiled by Giovani Ottaviani and Giovanni Volpato between 1772 and 1777, contains reproductions of Raphael’s Loggia di Leone X (c. 1516-1519) and Loggia di Psyche (1518). The album demonstrates the value attributed to Raphael’s work in the 18th century, evident in the hand-colored, high-quality prints. During this fellowship, Pax Veerbeek will investigate the 18th-century reproduction context of Raphael’s work. The central questions are who the commissioners were and for which audience the album was intended. In addition, through object-based research, the prints and their translation of the original decorations will be studied. The accuracy of the reproductions will be analyzed, as well as the specific elements that were highlighted. This art historical research may also provide insights into the condition of the loggias in the 18th century, considering the numerous (and sometimes significant) restorations that had already been carried out on the decorations in the 17th century.
Fellow
Pax Veerbeek (1997) studied Law and Art History at the University of Amsterdam. Her main interests include the reception of Classical Antiquity, Italian drawings, and the use of classical sources (both visual and textual) in wall paintings. She has conducted research multiple times at the Royal Netherlands Institute in Rome (KNIR). As a curator in training, she worked at the Vatican Museums and Teylers Museum. At Teylers, she is one of the authors of the exhibition catalogue on Christina of Sweden (scheduled for 2027). She is also an editor and lecturer at Roma Aeterna.