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The Last Supper
c. 1857Albumen print? | RCIN 2864395
A photograph of a drawing by Raphael now in the Royal Library, Windsor Castle (RCIN 912745). This drawing is considered to be the modello for a print by Marco Dente da Ravenna and one by Marcantonio Raimondi, although scholars do not agree which print has been executed earlier than the other. See RCINs 850433 and 850434 for the prints.
The heavily damaged condition of the drawing has occasioned a degree of scholarly disagreement about its authorship; ultraviolet photography reveals some of the now lost strength and vitality of the draughtsmanship. See Bibliographic References for further information.
A copy of this photograph (RCIN 850439) can be found in the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection, portfolio 5 (970564)
Creator(s)
After Raphael (1483-1520) (artist)
Charles Thurston Thompson (1816-68) (photographer)
- Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Religion & Theology
- Religions and faiths
- Christianity
- Life of Christ
- Public Life of Christ
- Last Supper
- Public Life of Christ
- Life of Christ
- Christianity
- Religions and faiths
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Religion & Theology
Bibliographic reference(s)
Clayton 1999 : Clayton, M. Raphael and his Circle. Drawings from Windsor Castle, London pp.114-115, no. 29
P&W : Popham, A.E. & Wilde, J., 1949. The Italian Drawings of the XV and XVI Centuries in the Collection of His Majesty The King at Windsor Castle, London no. 805
Raphael Invenit 1985 : G. Bernini Pezzini et al., Raphael Invenit. Stampe di Raffaello nelle Collezioni dell'Istituto Nazionale per la Grafica, Rome, 1985 pp.174-175, no. VIII.1 (entry written by Stefania Massari)
Shoemaker/Broun 1981 : I. Shoemaker and E. Broun. The Engravings of Marcantonio Raimondi: Spencer Museum of Art; The Ackland Art Museum, 1981 pp. 116-117, no. 30
