The Entombment (Composition Study for the Baglioni Altarpiece) (recto); Study after Michelangelo’s Marble Saint Matthew (verso)

ca. 1507
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 Entombment (Composition Study for the Baglioni Altarpiece) (recto); Study after Michelangelo’s Marble Saint Matthew (verso)
  • Artist: Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, Urbino 1483–1520 Rome)
  • Date: ca. 1507
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink over black chalk and preliminary stylus underdrawing (recto), pen and brown ink (verso), on paper
  • Dimensions: 9 × 12 1/2 in. (22.9 × 31.8 cm)
    Framed: 17 9/16 × 23 9/16 × 1 1/4 in. (44.6 × 59.9 × 3.2 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: The British Museum, London (1855,0214.1)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints