Vatican Frescoes
Vatican Frescoes
Head of a bishop [from 'The Coronation of Charlemagne']
c.1853-76Albumen print | RCIN 852387
A photograph of a drawing by Carlo Maratti currently in the Royal Library, Windsor Castle (RCIN 904246). The drawing reproduces the head of a bishop, depicted at lower right in the fresco of 'The Coronation of Charlemagne', painted by Raphael and his workshop in the Stanza dell'Incendio in the Vatican.
Acquired for the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)