The Virgin (Cartoon Fragment for Giulio Romano’s Deësis)

ca. 1519-20
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: The Virgin (Cartoon Fragment for Giulio Romano’s Deësis)
  • Artist: Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, Urbino 1483–1520 Rome)
  • Date: ca. 1519-20
  • Medium: Charcoal, black chalk, highlighted with white gouache, on three fragmentary sheets glued with overlapping seams (original paper support); the paper lightly washed pale gray-beige, outlines of the figure and draperies stylus-incised for transfer; original paper support silhouetted
  • Dimensions: 10 1/2 × 10 3/8 in. (26.6 × 26.4 cm)
    Framed: 21 7/16 in. × 29 5/16 in. × 1 3/16 in. (54.5 × 74.5 × 3 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Gallerie degli Uffizi, Gabinetto dei Disegni e delle Stampe, Florence (14730 F)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints