Tapestries
Tapestries
The conversion of the proconsul Sergius Paulus
c.1853-76Albumen print | RCIN 853160
A photograph of a drawing by Raphael (c.1514) now in the Royal Library at Windsor Castle (RCIN 912750). The drawing corresponds very closely to the cartoon for the tapestry of 'The Conversion of the Proconsul Sergius Paulus', one of the ten Sistine Chapel tapestries designed by Raphael under commission of Pope Leo X. The cartoon is now in the Victoria and Albert Museum on loan from the Royal Collection (RCIN 912948).
The drawing has often been described as the model for Agostino Veneziano's engraving of this subject dated 1516, with which it corresponds exactly (both in size and all details). An impression of Agostino's engraving can be found at RCIN 853161. For further discussion, see Bibliographic References.
The drawing has often been described as the model for Agostino Veneziano's engraving of this subject dated 1516, with which it corresponds exactly (both in size and all details). An impression of Agostino's engraving can be found at RCIN 853161. For further discussion, see Bibliographic References.
Acquired for the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
