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Angels appear to Abraham
1858Albumen print? | 18.5 x 23.6 cm (image) | RCIN 2864295
A photograph of a drawing now in the Albertina, Vienna (inv.no.172). It is catalogued as being an anonymous copy after a preparatory drawing attributed to Raphael (also in the Albertina; inv.no.171) for the fresco 'Angels appear to Abraham' painted by the workshop of Raphael (c.1517-19) in the vault of the fourth bay of the Raphael Loggia in the Vatican.
Dacos (2008; see Bibliographic References) attributes this drawing (and the execution of the fresco itself) to Giovanni Francesco Penni.
A copy of this photograph (RCIN 853423) can be found in the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection, portfolio 35 (970595)
Creator(s)
After a work copying Raphael (1483-1520) (artist)
Attributed to Florence : Alinari (photographer)
Subject(s)
Abraham(OT)18.5 x 23.6 cm (image)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Religion & Theology
- Religions and faiths
- Christianity
- Bible & Holy Scripture
- Old Testament
- Angels, demons, devils, saints
- Angels
- Bible & Holy Scripture
- Christianity
- Religions and faiths
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Religion & Theology
Bibliographic reference(s)
Dacos 2008: Dacos, N., The Loggia of Raphael: A Vatican Art Treasure, 2008 p.218, pl.156
