Studies for a Kneeling Woman (Probably for the Toilette of Psyche, 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: Studies for a Kneeling Woman (Probably for the Toilette of Psyche, Loggia di Psiche, Villa Farnesina)
  • Artist: Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, Urbino 1483–1520 Rome)
  • Date: ca. 1517-18
  • Medium: Red chalk, over preliminary stylus underdrawing, with some ver slight later retouching in black chalk, on paper
  • Dimensions: 11 × 7 3/8 in. (27.9 × 18.7 cm)
    Framed: 26 1/4 in. × 21 1/4 in. × 1 in. (66.7 × 53.9 × 2.5 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: National Galleries of Scotland, purchased by Private Treaty with the aid of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund and the Pilgrim Trust, 1987 (D 5145)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints