Studies
The head of St Andrew
c.1853-1876Albumen print | 20.9 x 18.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 854432
In the catalogue of the Italian drawings in the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lille (see Bibliographic References), this drawing is described as an auxiliary cartoon for the head of St Andrew in the Coronation of the Virgin, the so-called 'Oddi Altarpiece' (or 'Pala Oddi'), executed by Raphael in 1503-04 and now in the Pinacoteca Vaticana, Vatican City (inv. no.334). See RCIN 851349 for a photograph of the painting.
Creator(s)
After Raphael (1483-1520) (draughtsman)
Subject(s)
St Andrew [apostle]annotation: right centre [verso, bottom centre, in ink]
20.9 x 18.5 cm (sheet of paper)
- Acquired for the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
Subject(s)
- Science, Medicine and Technology
- Medical sciences
- Anatomy
- Heads
- Anatomy
- Medical sciences
Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- Science, Medicine and Technology
Bibliographic reference(s)
Brejon de Lavergnée 1997 : Brejon de Lavergnée, B, 1997. Catalogue des dessins Italiens. Collections du Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, Paris pp.179-180, no. 516
Joannides 1983 : Joannides, P., 1983. The Drawings of Raphael, with a complete catalogue, Oxford p. 144, no. 48
Other number(s)
Ruland p.331 A.XIII.1