Tapestries
Tapestries
The entry of Cardinal Giovanni de' Medici into Florence after the death of his father, Lorenzo de' Medici
c.1853-76Salted paper print | RCIN 853092
A photograph of a drawing catalogued by Ruland (1876) as being then in the Darmstadt Collection. 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.
- Acquired for the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)