Sketches of Infants; the Virgin and Child (recto), Two Studies for Draperies on a Seated Figure; Head of a Man in Profile (verso)

ca. 1507-8
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: Sketches of Infants; the Virgin and Child (recto), Two Studies for Draperies on a Seated Figure; Head of a Man in Profile (verso)
  • Artist: Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, Urbino 1483–1520 Rome)
  • Date: ca. 1507-8
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink, over leadpoint underdrawing (recto), metalpoint, highlighted with white gouache, on paper prepared yellowish pink (verso)
  • Dimensions: 9 × 12 5/16 in. (22.8 × 31.2 cm)
    Framed: 20 1/2 in. × 24 7/16 in. × 1 15/16 in. (52 × 62 × 5 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts (Beaux-Arts de Paris) (310, 311)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints