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Two figures seen from behind
1858Albumen print? | RCIN 2864220
A photograph of a drawing depicting two standing men seen from behind now in the Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice (inv. no. 20 verso). This drawing is on the verso of a sheet depicting a young woman (see RCIN 854664 for a photograph of the recto).
For further information see RCIN 854657, a copy of this photograph in the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection, portfolio 49 (970609)
Creator(s)
After a work copying Pietro Perugino (Città della Pieve c.1450-Fontignano 1523) (artist)
Attributed to Florence : Alinari (photographer)
Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Subject(s)
- Religion & Theology
- Religions and faiths
- Christianity
- Life of Christ
- Public Life of Christ
- Christ's Charge to Peter (Donation of the Keys)
- Public Life of Christ
- Life of Christ
- Christianity
- Religions and faiths
- Places
- Europe
- Italy
- Lazio [Italy]
- Rome [Lazio]
- Vatican City [Rome]
- Vatican Palace [Vatican City]
- Sistine Chapel [Vatican Palace]
- Vatican Palace [Vatican City]
- Vatican City [Rome]
- Rome [Lazio]
- Lazio [Italy]
- Italy
- Europe
- Religion & Theology
Bibliographic reference(s)
Gallerie dell' Accademia di Venezia : catalogo dei disegni antichi. v.
S. Ferino Pagden, Disegni Umbri (1984), pp. 133-134, no. 50 (for the drawing); pp. 13-31 (for the sketchbook)
