Vatican Frescoes
Vatican Frescoes
Study for the lower portion of the Disputa
c.1712-1755Etching | RCIN 852425
A facsimile etching reproducing (in reverse) a drawing by Raphael (c.1508-09) currently in the Musée Condé, Chantilly (inv. no.53(45)). Lettered with artists' names within image. Numbered at top left: 16. Marked with black ink stamp. Annotated in pencil at upper right: 12/2.
The drawing is a preliminary study for the lower portion of the Disputa (The Disputation of the Holy Sacrament), painted by Raphael in the Stanza della Segnatura in the Vatican between 1508 and 1511.
The drawing is a preliminary study for the lower portion 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)
