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After a work copying Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520)

Head of a woman c.1853-76

Albumen print | 26.9 x 21.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 852503

Head of a woman

After a work copying Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520)

Head of a woman c.1853-76

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Description

A photograph of a drawing now in the Biblioteca Reale, Turin (inv. no.15658). The drawing has been formerly thought to be a study from life made by Raphael in preparation for the head of one of the muses depicted in his fresco of Parnassus in the Stanza della Segnatura, Vatican.

Provenance

Acquired for the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
People involved

Creator(s)

After a work copying
Search the collection Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520)
(artist)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Albumen print

albumen print

Measurements

26.9 x 21.0 cm (sheet of paper)
Groupings
Category
Photographs
Object type(s)
visual works
photographs
Subject(s)
Religion & Theology
Religions and faiths
Religions of antiquity
Classical mythology
Muses
References

Other number(s)

Ruland : Ruland, C., 1876. The Works of Raphael Santi da Urbino as represented in the Raphael Collection in the Royal Library at Windsor Castle, formed by the Prince Consort, 1853-1861 and completed by Her Majesty Queen Victoria, Weimar – Ruland p.188 C.I.88

Bibliographic reference(s)

Bertini 1958 : Bertini, A. I disegni italiani della Biblioteca reale di Torino : catalogo, 1958 p.62, no.481

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