Composition Study for the Virgin and Child with Saint Elizabeth and the Infant Saint John the Baptist

ca. 1507
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 the Virgin and Child with Saint Elizabeth and the Infant Saint John the Baptist
  • Artist: Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, Urbino 1483–1520 Rome)
  • Date: ca. 1507
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink, on some black chalk underdrawing, very slight retouches in black-brown ink, on paper
  • Dimensions: 9 1/8 × 7 1/16 in. (23.2 × 18 cm)
    Framed: 23 7/16 × 16 5/8 × 7/8 in. (59.5 × 42.3 × 2.3 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: His Majesty King Charles III / The Royal Collection (RCIN 912738)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints