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Tapestries

Tapestries

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

    c.1853-76

    Albumen print | RCIN 853087

    A photograph of a drawing now in the Musée du Louvre, Paris (inv. no.4013). The drawing is presumably a copy after the border below 'The Stoning of St Stephen' from the tapestry series 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.
    • Acquired for the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)

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