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Study of two women with a child whose hands are joined in prayer
1858Albumen print? | RCIN 2864345
A photograph of a drawing attributed to Raphael (c.1514) now in the Albertina, Vienna (inv. no.4878). The drawing is a preparatory study for the group painted in the centre foreground of Raphael's fresco of 'The Fire in the Borgo', executed in the Stanza dell'Incendio in the Vatican in c.1514. The authorship of the drawing (sometimes attributed to Penni or Giulio Romano) is subject of much debate; for further discussion see Bibliographic References.
A copy of this photograph (RCIN 852828) can be found in the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection, portfolio 29 (970588)
Creator(s)
After Raphael (1483-1520) (artist)
Attributed to Florence : Alinari (photographer)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- visual works
Bibliographic reference(s)
Joannides 1983 : Joannides, P., 1983. The Drawings of Raphael, with a complete catalogue, Oxford p.226, no.369
Cordellier/Py 1992 : Raphael : son atelier, ses copistes, 1992 / par Dominique Cordellier et Bernadette Py, Paris (Inventaire general des dessins Italiens ; V / sous la direction de Francoise Viatte) p.344
