Modello Drawing for the Altarpiece of the Ecstasy of Saint Cecilia

ca. 1515-1516
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: Modello Drawing for the Altarpiece of the Ecstasy of Saint Cecilia
  • Artist: Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, Urbino 1483–1520 Rome)
  • Date: ca. 1515-1516
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over soft grayish black-chalk underdrawing; vertical and horizontal axes in black chalk, framing outlines constructed and measured with pinpricks; laid down
  • Dimensions: 10 3/4 × 6 1/2 in. (27.3 × 16.5 cm)
    Framed: 22 5/8 × 17 1/2 × 9/16 in. (57.5 × 44.5 × 1.4 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Musèe des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris (DDUT980)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints