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Vatican Frescoes

Vatican Frescoes

Study for the lower half of 'The Disputa'

c.1853-76

Albumen print | RCIN 852421

A photograph of a drawing by Raphael (c.1509) currently in the Royal Library, Windsor Castle (RCIN 912733). The drawing is a study for the lower half of the Disputa (The Disputation of the Holy Sacrament), painted by Raphael in the Stanza della Segnatura in the Vatican between 1508 and 1511.
  • Acquired for the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)