CARPI Ugo da (c.1480 - 1532) - "Death of Anania". 1518. Woodcut in chiaroscuro after Raphael. Printed in various shades of ochre-brown. Proof on laid paper formerly cut to the square line and pasted down. Ref: Bartsch, n°27. 24,3 x 37,8 cm. Condition C (tears, a few stains and missing parts filled in). A second proof printed in various shades of green, on laid paper (watermark hardly legible) is enclosed. 24,4 x 37,4 cm. Condition B (cut at the square line or beyond, faint impression). Ugo da Carpi, a native of a small town in the territory of Modena in Veneto, is considered the most important Italian woodcutter in chiaroscuro of the early 16th century. For his chiaroscuro engraving, the artist used Agostino Veneziano's burin engraving after a preparatory drawing by Raphael for the famous tapestry suite "The Lives of the Apostles" commissioned by Pope Leo X, woven in Brussels and delivered in 1519 for the decoration of the Sistine Chapel. Set of 2 pl.