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Studies for a Holy Family c.1856-59
Albumen print | 22.8 x 15.6 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 850728
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A photograph of a silver point study by Raphael (c.1507) now in the Louvre (inv. no.3861), executed in preparation for his so-called Holy Family under a Palm Tree (c.1506-07), a painting currently on loan to National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh (inv. no.NGL 062.46), from the Duke of Sutherland Collection. See RCIN 850726 for a print reproducing the painting.
Showing the Christ Child turning to the left and laying on the lap of the Virgin, who supports Him with her right hand and further secures Him by holding a veil put around His waist. In the top left corner is a study for the head of St Joseph.Provenance
Acquired for the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print
Measurements
22.8 x 15.6 cm (sheet of paper)
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Bibliographic reference(s)
Cordellier/Py 1992 : Raphael : son atelier, ses copistes, 1992 / par Dominique Cordellier et Bernadette Py, Paris (Inventaire general des dessins Italiens ; V / sous la direction de Francoise Viatte) pp. 57-58, no. 46
Joannides 1983 : Joannides, P., 1983. The Drawings of Raphael, with a complete catalogue, Oxford p. 171,no. 155
Raphael. The Pursuit of Perfection 1994 : Raphael. The Pursuit of Perfection, National Galleries of Scotland, 1994 p.47, no.12
Capellen 2001 : Capellen, JM, 2001. Raphael : the paintings. Volume 1, The Beginning in Umbria and Florence ca.1500-1508 pp. 246-249, no. 32
