Study for the Right Half of the Council of the Gods (Venus and Cupid before Jupiter), Loggia di Psiche, Villa Farnesina
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.Artwork Details
- 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