The entry of Cardinal Giovanni de' Medici into Florence after the death of his father, Lorenzo de' Medici

A print reproducing, in reverse, a drawing now in the Albertina, Vienna (inv. no.228), then in the collection of the Prince de Ligne at Bruxelles. Dated and lettered with printmaker's name at lower left. Lettering below image cut off. Published in J.G. Prestel, 'Dessins des meilleurs peintres des Pais-Bas d'Allemagne et d'Italie du Cabinet de Monsieur G.T. Schmidt', Vienna 1779.

The composition occurs in the frieze-like scene below 'The Stoning of St Stephen', one of the ten tapestries commissioned by Pope Leo X for the Sistine Chapel, designed by Raphael and his studio in c.1514-15. The scenes in the tapestry borders illustrate episodes from the life of Pope Leo X. A number of drawings of this subject survive. A photograph of the Albertina drawing can be found at RCIN 853088.