Composition Study for an Enthroned Virgin and Child with Saint Nicholas of Tolentino

ca. 1503-5
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: Composition Study for an Enthroned Virgin and Child with Saint Nicholas of Tolentino
  • Artist: Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, Urbino 1483–1520 Rome)
  • Date: ca. 1503-5
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink over preliminary stylus underdrawing, with some overdrawn corrections in black chalk and stylus-incised construction, on paper
  • Dimensions: 9 3/16 × 6 1/16 in. (23.3 × 15.4 cm)
    Framed: 22 5/8 in. × 15 15/16 in. × 1 7/8 in. (57.5 × 40.5 × 4.8 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main (376)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints