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The entry of Cardinal Giovanni de' Medici into Florence after the death of his father, Lorenzo de' Medici
1858Albumen print? | RCIN 2864355
A photograph of a drawing now in the Albertina, Vienna (inv. no.228). The composition occurs in the frieze-like scene below 'The Stoning of St Stephen', one of the ten tapestries commissioned by Pope Leo X for the Sistine Chapel, designed by Raphael and his studio in c.1514-15. The scenes in the tapestry borders illustrate episodes from the life of Pope Leo X. A number of drawings of this subject survive.
A copy of this photograph (RCIN 853088) can be found in the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection, portfolio 31 (970590)
Creator(s)
After a work copying Raphael (1483-1520) (designer)
Attributed to Florence : Alinari (photographer)
Subject(s)
Pope Leo X (1475-1521)- Acquire by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Places
- Europe
- Italy
- Tuscany [Italy]
- Florence [Tuscany]
- Lazio [Italy]
- Rome [Lazio]
- Vatican City [Rome]
- Vatican Palace [Vatican City]
- Sistine Chapel [Vatican Palace]
- Vatican-Sistine Chapel tapestries
- Sistine Chapel [Vatican Palace]
- Vatican Palace [Vatican City]
- Vatican City [Rome]
- Rome [Lazio]
- Tuscany [Italy]
- Italy
- Europe
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Places
