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Studies for a male head
1858Albumen print? | RCIN 2864275
A photograph of a drawing depicting studies for a male head now in the Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice (inv. no. 38 verso). This drawing is on the verso of a sheet depicting a child (see RCIN 851295 for a photograph of the recto). Annotated on the verso.
Ferino Padgen (see Bibliographic References) noted that this was probably a life drawing, which appears typical of Perugino's workshop. The head at the bottom of the sheet has been associated with a figure in the 'Canonizzazione di Santa Cecilia' in the Piccolomini Library, painted by Pinturicchio and his workshop (1502-07/08) with the aid of preparatory drawings by Raphael in Siena Cathedral. See RCIN 850010 for a photograph of the fresco.
For further information see RCIN 854427, a copy of this photograph in the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection, portfolio 48 (970608)
Creator(s)
After? Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)
After a work associated with Pietro Perugino (Città della Pieve c.1450-Fontignano 1523) (artist)
Attributed to Florence : Alinari (photographer)
Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Medical sciences
- Anatomy
- Heads
- Anatomy
- Medical sciences
- Science, Medicine and Technology
Bibliographic reference(s)
Gallerie dell' Accademia di Venezia : catalogo dei disegni antichi. v.
S. Ferino Pagden, Disegni Umbri (1984), p. 67, no. 17 (for the drawing); pp. 13-31 (for the sketchbook)Chapman/Plazzotta/Henry 2004 : Chapman, H, Plazzotta, C, Henry, T. Raphael. From Urbino to Rome. London, 2004
pp.23-26Joannides 1983 : Joannides, P., 1983. The Drawings of Raphael, with a complete catalogue, Oxford
nos 56-61
