Façade, Section, and Elevation of Raphael’s Project for Saint Peter’s Basilica (as recorded in the Codex Mellon)
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.Artwork Details
- Title: Façade, Section, and Elevation of Raphael’s Project for Saint Peter’s Basilica (as recorded in the Codex Mellon)
- Artist: Anonymous, Italian
- Date: ca. 1514-20
- Medium: Pen and brown ink over preliminary stylus construction, some brush and brown wash; paper text block, with a binding made from pasteboard (laminated paper) covered in parchment manuscript waste; other binding elements made from alum-tawed animal skin and vegetable fiber (thread)
- Dimensions: 8 3/16 × 5 11/16 in. (20.8 × 14.5 cm)
Overall with mounting: 5 1/4 in. × 10 1/2 in. × 9 in. (13.3 × 26.7 × 22.9 cm) - Classification: Drawings
- Credit Line: Morgan Library and Museum, New York, Gift of Paul Mellon (1978.44)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints