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Raphael

116 works

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Ink and wash drawing of St. Paul preaching to a crowd in a classical colonnaded setting with a rotunda and statue.

St. Paul preaching at Athens (Copy of Raphael's tapestry, reversed)

16th century

Brown and grey wash drawing with white highlights showing several winged cherubs in flight and in poses of motion.

Cherubs

16th century

Drawing of a horse's head in brown wash with a green and red bridle ornament against a gray architectural background.

Horse's head

1500-50

Head of a boy and section of a horse's mane

1500-1550

Faded fragment of a woman's head with dark braided hair over a pink and yellow headdress, with grey swirling clouds behind.

Tapestry Cartoon Fragment: The Top of Woman's Head with Hair Braided over a Cloth Headdress

1500-50

Fragment of a tapestry cartoon showing an outstretched hand, a winged figure's body, and a feathered wing in muted colors.

Fragment of a Tapestry Cartoon: Outstretched Hand, Body of a Seraph, and a Wing

1500-1550

Watercolor fragment of a laced buskin on a foot, blue drapery, a green plant, and a Greek key border.

Fragment of a Tapestry Cartoon: Foot in a Buskin, Drapery, and a Plant

1500-50

Brown wash drawing of swirling fire tongues and a radiating halo, a fragment of a Descent of the Holy Spirit cartoon.

Head of an Apostle Surrounded by a Tongue of Fire and a Nimbus: Fragment of a Cartoon for a Descent of the Holy Spirit

1500-50

Engraved plan and elevation of the Chigi Chapel with domed ceiling, arched altarpiece, sculptures and a scale bar.

Plan and Elevation for the Chigi Chapel at the Basilica of Santa Maria del Popolo

1650

Study of the Right Leg of a Male Child

Pen and brown wash drawing of two bearded prophets in robes with a winged putto pointing upward above them.

The Prophets Hosea and Jonah

c. 1510

Red chalk drawing of a rearing horse on a pedestal with faint measurement lines and proportional notes.

A Marble Horse on the Quirinal Hill [recto]

c. 1513

Architectural Details and a Soldier [verso]

1483

Pen and ink drawing of a standing male nude leaning forward with one arm outstretched, on a pale sheet.

A Standing Male Nude

1483

Brown ink and wash drawing of a crowd and robed figures before classical colonnades, attributed to Raphael, 1515.

The victim of Lystra

1515

Pen and ink drawing of a standing female figure with outstretched arms holding a dagger, in classical drapery.

Lucretia

1508

Red chalk study of a seated woman in loose drapery, head turned, one arm extended, bare feet, on pale paper.

Study for the Madonna Alba

1550

Black chalk drawing on blue paper of a sibyl raising one arm, holding a book, with heavy draped robes.

The Cumaean Sibyl from Raphael's Fresco in St. Maria della Pace

1620

Chalk drawing on blue paper of a draped female figure in a twisting pose with bare feet, study for a fresco.

The Phrygian Sybil from Raphael’s Fresco in St. Maria della Pace

1800

Red chalk drawing of a nude winged cupid seen from behind, one arm extended, on tan paper.

Cupid from Amor Arguing with Zeus, After Raphael

1600