Study of a Flying Infant Angel Holding a Tablet (Figure to the Right of Theology in the vault of the Stanza della Segnatura) (recto); Sketch of a Standing Figure (verso)

ca. 1510
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 of a Flying Infant Angel Holding a Tablet (Figure to the Right of Theology in the vault of the Stanza della Segnatura) (recto); Sketch of a Standing Figure (verso)
  • Artist: Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, Urbino 1483–1520 Rome)
  • Date: ca. 1510
  • Medium: Grayish black chalk over traces of stylus underdrawing, incised compass arcs (recto); black chalk (verso), on paper
  • Dimensions: 8 7/8 × 6 1/16 in. (22.5 × 15.4 cm)
    Framed: 22 7/16 in. × 17 1/2 in. × 9/16 in. (57 × 44.5 × 1.5 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Palais des Beaux-Arts, Lille (Pl. 433)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints