Sketches of a putto with sea monsters, with other studies

c.1853-76

Albumen print | 17.5 x 13.8 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851902

A photograph of a drawing by Raphael (c.1511-12) now in the Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe degli Uffizi, Florence (inv. no.1474E r). A photograph of the verso at RCIN 851903. It has been suggested that the studies of the putti riding sea animals may relate to a project for a fountain sculpture, probably that for Agostino Chigi's villa in Trastevere. This view is supported by the architectural sketches on the verso of the drawing which have been described as studies for the so-called Stalle Chigiane (Chigi Stables), designed by Raphael and later demolished in 1808. For further discussion, see Bibliographic References.

Creator(s)

After Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)
17.5 x 13.8 cm (sheet of paper)
Acquired for the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
Subject(s)
- Putti
- Natural Sciences & Mathematics
  Zoology
  Animals
  Mythical creatures
  Sea monsters
Bibliographic reference(s)

p.206, no.294r (Joannides 1983 : Joannides, P., 1983. The Drawings of Raphael, with a complete catalogue, Oxford)

p.622, no.435 (Knab/Mitsch/Oberhuber 1983 : Raffaello. I disegni 1983 : I disegni. (Catalogo dei Disegni a cura di Oberhuber, Ferino Pagden, Huber), Florence 1983)

pp.314-16, no.19 (Ferino Pagden 1984 : Ferino Pagden, S. , 1984, in Raffaello a Firenze. Dipinti e disegni delle collezioni fiorentine, Milan)

p.613, no.1474E (Inventario Uffizi. Disegni Esposti II 1987 : Disegni esposti, vol. 2, 1987 / a cura di Annamaria Petrioli Tofani, Florence (Gabinetto disegni e stampe degli Uffizi) )

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Sketches of a putto with sea monsters, with other studies

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