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)