The Upper Figures of Eight Apostles (Fragmentary Study for Christ’s Charge to Peter, from the Acts of the Apostles Tapestry Series)
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.Artwork Details
- Title: The Upper Figures of Eight Apostles (Fragmentary Study for Christ’s Charge to Peter, from the Acts of the Apostles Tapestry Series)
- Artist: Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, Urbino 1483–1520 Rome)
- Date: ca. 1515-16
- Medium: Red chalk, over leadpoint and preliminary stylus underdrawing (recto); verso bears blind imprints from Marcantonio’s copper plate of the Massacre of the Innocents
- Dimensions: 3 11/16 × 9 3/4 in. (9.4 × 24.8 cm)
Sheet: 3 3/16 × 9 1/8 in. (8.1 × 23.2 cm)
Framed: 12 7/8 × 15 7/8 in. (32.7 × 40.3 cm) - Classification: Drawings
- Credit Line: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. (1993.51.2)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints