Pope Sylvester I in a Sedia Gestatoria and Saint Helen (Modello Drawing for the Donation of Constantine, Sala di Costantino)

ca. 1520-24
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: Pope Sylvester I in a Sedia Gestatoria and Saint Helen (Modello Drawing for the Donation of Constantine, Sala di Costantino)
  • Artist: Giulio Romano (Italian, Rome 1499?–1546 Mantua)
  • Date: ca. 1520-24
  • Medium: Pen and two hues of brown ink, brush and brown wash, highlighted with white gouache, over leadpoint and grayish blaack-chalk underdrawing; pinpricks for measurements, ruling in pen and ink, and stylus construction; some pounce marks (spolvero underdrawing) in some architectural motifs; on two sheets of paper glued with overlapping seams (original paper support)
  • Dimensions: 15 9/16 × 21 5/8 in. (39.5 × 54.9 cm)
    Framed: 25 in. × 32 7/8 in. × 1 3/16 in. (63.5 × 83.5 × 3 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (RP-T-1948-368)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints