Pope Sylvester I in a Sedia Gestatoria and Saint Helen (Modello Drawing for the Donation of Constantine, Sala di Costantino)
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.Artwork Details
- 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