History & Battles
AFTER RAPHAEL (URBINO 1483-ROME 1520)
Eight naked men assaulting the walls of a city
c.1853-76Albumen print | 21.2 x 32.9 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 852239
A photograph of a drawing by Raphael (c.1504-05) currently in the Musée du Louvre, Paris (inv. no.3856). The drawing is thought to be a study for a lost or never executed composition by Raphael, commonly known as 'The Storming of Perugia'. For further discussion on the interpretation of the subject, see Bibliographic References.
Creator(s)
After Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)
21.2 x 32.9 cm (sheet of paper)
- Acquired for the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
Subject(s)
- Social sciences
- Military affairs
- Wars, Campaigns & Battles
- War operations
- Battles
- War operations
- Wars, Campaigns & Battles
- Military affairs
- Social sciences
Bibliographic reference(s)
p.155, no.93r (Joannides 1983 : Joannides, P., 1983. The Drawings of Raphael, with a complete catalogue, Oxford)
pp.45-6 (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))
pp.171-4, no.26 (Jacoby/Sonnabend 2012: edited by J. Jacoby and M. Sonnabend, Frankfurt/Main 2012)
