The interior of the Pantheon

A wood engraving reproducing a drawing of the interior of the Pantheon (Raphael's final resting place), which is attributed to Raphael and now in the Uffizi, Florence (inv. no. 164 A). This print is lettered with a title in French at the bottom centre. It was published in the "Gazette des Beaux Arts" (January 1870) with the same French inscription.

This drawing has been recently attributed to Raphael, following the attribution proposed by Carlo Pini. The drawing would have been executed during Raphael's first Roman journey in 1506 (only recently the possibility of the artist's journey to Rome as early as 1506 has been proposed). Other famous drawings by Raphael depicting the Pantheon tent to all be related to Raphael's journey in 1506, while others drawings of Roman buildings and ruins are usually dated c.1512-1520 (see Bibliographic References). This drawing also presents later additions made on the sheet by another artist, who was possibly close to Raphael. Many versions of the same design are known, which perhaps share a common source.