Psyche Presenting the Phial of Water to Venus (Study for a Pendentive in the Loggia di Psiche, Villa Farnesina)

ca. 1517-18
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 899
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Psyche Presenting the Phial of Water to Venus (Study for a Pendentive in the Loggia di Psiche, Villa Farnesina)
  • Artist: Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, Urbino 1483–1520 Rome)
  • Date: ca. 1517-18
  • Medium: Slightly purplish red chalk, over extensive stylus underdrawing on paper
  • Dimensions: 10 3/8 × 7 3/4 in. (26.3 × 19.7 cm)
    Framed: 23 7/16 in. × 18 9/16 in. × 7/8 in. (59.5 × 47.2 × 2.3 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Musée du Louvre, Département des Arts Graphiques, Paris (3875)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints