The Miraculous Draft of the Fishes with a Crowd in the Foreground (recto); The Miraculous Draft of the Fishes (verso)

ca. 1515-16
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: The Miraculous Draft of the Fishes with a Crowd in the Foreground (recto); The Miraculous Draft of the Fishes (verso)
  • Artist: Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, Urbino 1483–1520 Rome)
  • Date: ca. 1515-16
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink, brown wash, highlighted with white, over black-chalk underdrawing (recto); pen and brown ink over a preliminary black-chalk underdrawing (verso), on paper
  • Dimensions: 9 × 12 7/8 in. (22.9 × 32.7 cm)
    Framed: 17 3/8 × 21 1/8 × 1 9/16 in. (44.1 × 53.6 × 3.9 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Albertina, Vienna (192)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints