Studies for the Virgin and Child; Architectural Studies (recto); The Virgin and Child (verso) (Sheet from the “Pink Sketchbook”)

ca. 1507-11
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 the Virgin and Child; Architectural Studies (recto); The Virgin and Child (verso) (Sheet from the “Pink Sketchbook”)
  • Artist: Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, Urbino 1483–1520 Rome)
  • Date: ca. 1507-11
  • Medium: Two types of metalpoint on paper prepared pink (recto); pen and brown ink, framing outline in leadpoint by the artist, on unprepared, off-white paper (verso)
  • Dimensions: 4 13/16 × 6 3/8 in. (12.3 × 16.2 cm)
    Framed: 17 11/16 in. × 22 7/16 in. × 1 3/16 in. (45 × 57 × 3 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Palais des Beaux-Arts, Lille (Pl. 454, Pl. 455)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints