Raphael was especially esteemed for his Madonna and Child compositions
After Andrea del Sarto (Florence 1486-Florence 1530)
Head of a woman c.1853-76
Albumen print | 26.6 x 20.1 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851014
A photograph of a drawing by Andrea del Sarto now in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (inv. no.WA1846.302). Ruland (1876) described the drawing as a study by Raphael for the head of the figure of St Anne in the so-called La Perla, a painting now in the Museo del Prado, Madrid (inv. no.301) generally attributed to Giulio Romano (c.1518-19), possibly after a design by Raphael.
Showing the head of a woman, three-quarters to the right, with the eyes cast down.
Showing the head of a woman, three-quarters to the right, with the eyes cast down.
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Creator(s)
After Andrea del Sarto (Florence 1486-Florence 1530) (artist)
After a work previously attributed to Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)
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26.6 x 20.1 cm (sheet of paper)
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Acquired for the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
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Object type(s)
- visual works
- photographs
- visual works
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Other number(s)
Ruland p.77 A.XXXVII.14
Bibliographic reference(s)
Capellen 2005 : Capellen, JM, 2005. Raphael : the paintings. Volume 2, The Roman Religious Paintings ca.1508-1520 pp. 183-189, no. 64
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