Three Male Figures, Two Kneeling, One Standing (Study for the Apostles in the Monteluce Altarpiece [The Coronation of the Virgin])

ca. 1516-18
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: Three Male Figures, Two Kneeling, One Standing (Study for the Apostles in the Monteluce Altarpiece [The Coronation of the Virgin])
  • Artist: Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, Urbino 1483–1520 Rome)
  • Date: ca. 1516-18
  • Medium: Soft black chalk, with traces of highlights in brush and white gouache (now partly faded), unrelated design in pounce marks (spolvero), on paper
  • Dimensions: 10 11/16 × 8 3/4 in. (27.1 × 22.3 cm)
    Framed: 22 7/16 in. × 16 15/16 in. × 1 15/16 in. (57 × 43 × 5 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Kupferstichkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (KdZ 5123)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints