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Vatican Frescoes

Vatican Frescoes

Study for the lower left section of the 'Disputa'

c.1712-1755

Etching | RCIN 852429

A reversed facsimile etching of a drawing by Raphael (c.1508-09) currently in the Städel Museum, Graphische Sammlung, Frankfurt am Main (inv. no.379). Lettered with description of image, production details and provenance of the work (collection of Pierre Crozat). Numbered in the lower right corner: 43. Published in 'Recueil de Crozat’, Paris 1729, plate 43.

The drawing is a preliminary study for the lower left section of the Disputa (The Disputation of the Holy Sacrament), painted by Raphael in the Stanza della Segnatura in the Vatican between 1508 and 1511.
  • Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)