Exhibitions and records of works of art
Prince Albert recognised the importance of photography to record and document notable exhibitions and works of art
The head of St Andrew
1860Albumen print | 21.7 x 19 cm (image) | RCIN 2864204
A photograph of a drawing by Raphael (c.1503) now in the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lille (inv. no. 470). Annotated on the verso.
In the catalogue of the Italian drawings in the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lille (see Bibliographic References), this drawing is described as an auxiliary cartoon for the head of St Andrew in the Coronation of the Virgin, the so-called 'Oddi Altarpiece' (or 'Pala Oddi'), executed by Raphael in 1503-04 and now in the Pinacoteca Vaticana, Vatican City (inv. no.334). See RCIN 851349 for a photograph of the painting.
A copy of this photograph (RCIN 854432) can be found in the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection, portfolio 48 (970608)
Creator(s)
After Raphael (1483-1520) (draughtsman)
Attributed to Robert Jefferson Bingham (1825-70) (photographer)
Subject(s)
St Andrew [apostle]21.7 x 19 cm (image)
Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Medical sciences
- Anatomy
- Heads
- Anatomy
- Medical sciences
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Science, Medicine and Technology
Bibliographic reference(s)
Brejon de Lavergnée 1997 : Brejon de Lavergnée, B, 1997. Catalogue des dessins Italiens. Collections du Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, Paris pp.179-180, no. 516
Joannides 1983 : Joannides, P., 1983. The Drawings of Raphael, with a complete catalogue, Oxford p. 144, no. 48
