Heads and Hands of Two Apostles (“Auxiliary Cartoon” for the Transfiguration)

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: Heads and Hands of Two Apostles (“Auxiliary Cartoon” for the Transfiguration)
  • Artist: Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, Urbino 1483–1520 Rome)
  • Date: ca. 1519-20
  • Medium: Black chalk drawn freehand over pounce marks (spolvero underdrawing), traces of white gouache highlights, on laid paper
  • Dimensions: 19 5/8 × 14 5/16 in. (49.9 × 36.4 cm)
    Framed: 28 9/16 in. × 21 5/8 in. × 1 5/16 in. (72.5 × 55 × 3.3 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, Presented by a Body of Subscribers in 1846 (WA1846.209)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints