Life and Legend of the Virgin Mary
Life and Legend of the Virgin Mary
ALPHONSE-ALEXANDRE LEROY (1820-1902)
Drapery studies
published 1858Crayon-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 (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)
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
- Animal husbandry
- Agriculture and related techniques
- Science, Medicine and Technology
Bibliographic reference(s)
p.144, no.46v (Joannides 1983 : Joannides, P., 1983. The Drawings of Raphael, with a complete catalogue, Oxford)
p.586, no.52 (Knab/Mitsch/Oberhuber 1983 : Raffaello. I disegni 1983 : I disegni. (Catalogo dei Disegni a cura di Oberhuber, Ferino Pagden, Huber), Florence 1983)
p.179, no.515v (Brejon de Lavergnée 1997 : Brejon de Lavergnée, B, 1997. Catalogue des dessins Italiens. Collections du Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, Paris)
