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Theology, a draped figure seated among clouds, holding a book, putti holding tablets to either side, after a fresco by Raphael on the ceiling of the Camera della Segnatura, Stanze of the Vatican

1781
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Theology, a draped figure seated among clouds, holding a book, putti holding tablets to either side, after a fresco by Raphael on the ceiling of the Camera della Segnatura, Stanze of the Vatican
  • Artist: Raphael Morghen (Italian, Naples 1758–1833 Florence)
  • Artist: Intermediary draftsman Bernardino Nocchi (Italian, 1741–1812)
  • Artist: After Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, Urbino 1483–1520 Rome)
  • Publisher: Giovanni Volpato (Italian, Bassano 1732–1803 Rome)
  • Date: 1781
  • Medium: Engraving; fourth state of four
  • Dimensions: Plate: 16 5/16 × 14 13/16 in. (41.5 × 37.7 cm)
    Sheet: 27 5/8 × 20 15/16 in. (70.1 × 53.2 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Dr. Philip Stimson, 1949
  • Object Number: 49.16.6
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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