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Life and Legend of the Virgin Mary

Life and Legend of the Virgin Mary

ALPHONSE-ALEXANDRE LEROY (1820-1902)

Drapery studies

published 1858

Crayon-manner, on tinted paper | 23.1 x 30.7 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851364

A print reproducing a portion of a drawing by Raphael formerly in the Wicar Museum, Lille and now in the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lille (inv. no.Pl 483). Published in Choix de dessins de Raphael qui font partie de la collection Wicar à Lille, Paris 1858, plate X. A photograph of the original drawing by Raphael at RCIN 851363.

The drawing is a study for the drapery of St James in the Coronation of the Virgin, the main panel of the Oddi Altarpiece (or Pala Oddi) executed by Raphael in c.1502-03 and now in the Pinacoteca Vaticana, Vatican City (inv. no.334). Photographs of the Coronation of the Virgin at RCINs 851349, 851350, 851351.
  • Creator(s)

    Alphonse-Alexandre Leroy (1820-1902) (artist)

    After Raphael (1483-1520) (artist)

    Subject(s)

    Saint James
  • 23.1 x 30.7 cm (sheet of paper)

  • Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)

  • Subject(s)
    • Science, Medicine and Technology
      • Agriculture and related techniques
        • Animal husbandry
          • Horses
    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • prints
  • Bibliographic reference(s)

    Joannides 1983 : Joannides, P., 1983. The Drawings of Raphael, with a complete catalogue, Oxford p.144, no.46v

    Knab/Mitsch/Oberhuber 1983 : Raffaello. I disegni 1983 : I disegni. (Catalogo dei Disegni a cura di Oberhuber, Ferino Pagden, Huber), Florence 1983 p.586, no.52

    Brejon de Lavergnée 1997 : Brejon de Lavergnée, B, 1997. Catalogue des dessins Italiens. Collections du Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, Paris p.179, no.515v

    Other number(s)

    Ruland p.104 A.I.16