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The frescoes in the Vatican Palace commissioned by Popes Julius II and Leo X

Charles Thurston Thompson (1816-68)

Head of a bishop [from 'The Coronation of Charlemagne'] c.1853-76

Albumen print | 23.0 x 18.9 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 852387

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Head of a bishop [from 'The Coronation of Charlemagne']

Charles Thurston Thompson (1816-68)

Head of a bishop [from 'The Coronation of Charlemagne'] c.1853-76

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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.

  • People involved

    Creator(s)

    Charles Thurston Thompson (1816-68) (photographer)

    After Carlo Maratti (1625-1713) (artist)

  • Measurements

    23.0 x 18.9 cm (sheet of paper)

  • Provenance

    Acquired for the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)

  • Groupings

    Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
    Subject(s)
    • Religion & Theology
      • Religions and faiths
        • Christianity
          • Christian church in general
            • Church government. Ecclesiastical organization
              • Clergy
                • Bishops
    • Places
      • Europe
        • Italy
          • Lazio [Italy]
            • Rome [Lazio]
              • Vatican City [Rome]
                • Vatican Palace [Vatican City]
                  • Stanza dell'Incendio [Vatican Palace]

  • References

    Other number(s)

    Ruland p.180 B.37

    Bibliographic reference(s)

    B(R) : Blunt, A.F. & Cooke, H.L., 1960. The Roman Drawings of the XVII and XVIII Centuries in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen at Windsor Castle, London no. 428

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