God separating Light from Darkness c.1853-76
Albumen print | 18.1 x 19.3 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 853341
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A photograph of a drawing by G.F. Penni now in the British Museum, London (inv. no.1900,0824.109). Catalogued by Ruland (1876) as being then in the possession of Mr W.B. Tiffin (1795-1877).
The drawing is now regarded as the original by Penni executed for the fresco of God separating Light from Darkness painted by the workshop of Raphael (c.1517-19) in the first bay of the Raphael Loggia in the Vatican. A similar drawing was listed by Ruland (1876) as being then in the collection of the Marchese Ranghiasci-Brancaleoni at Gubbio (see RCIN 853340). For further information see Bibliographic References.Provenance
Acquired for the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
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Albumen print
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18.1 x 19.3 cm (sheet of paper)
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Italian Drawings [...] British Museum: Raphael and his circle: catalogue, 1962 / Philip Pouncey and J.A. Gere, London p.53, no.64