Study for the Right Half of the Council of the Gods (Venus and Cupid before Jupiter), Loggia di Psiche, Villa Farnesina

ca. 1517-18
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: Study for the Right Half of the Council of the Gods (Venus and Cupid before Jupiter), Loggia di Psiche, Villa Farnesina
  • Artist: Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, Urbino 1483–1520 Rome)
  • Date: ca. 1517-18
  • Medium: Red chalk, selective deepening of tone with pen or brush with brownish-red in wash, over extensive preliminary stylus underdrawing; slight, unrelayed stylis-incised underdrawing at center; stylus-ruled horizontal and vertical axis lines, sheets glued onto a secondary support
  • Dimensions: 8 11/16 × 9 13/16 in. (22.1 × 24.9 cm)
    Framed: 16 3/4 in. × 18 1/2 in. × 1 9/16 in. (42.5 × 47 × 4 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Fondation Custodia, Collection Frits Lugt, Paris (1031G [JBS 117])
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints