Head of Giovanni Francesco Penni: study for the fresco of the 'Allocution of Constantine' in the Sala di Costantino

A lithographic facsimile of a drawing now in the British Museum, London (inv. no.1949,0212.3). The drawing was in the past ascribed to Raphael. Gere's attribution to Giulio Romano (1949) has been commonly accepted by all scholars since. For further discussion, see Bibliographic References. Published in ‘Lawrence Gallery. A series of facsimiles of original drawings by Raffaelle da Urbino’, London 1841, no.17.