Moses parts the Red Sea c.1853-76
Albumen print | 17.0 x 26.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 853530
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A photograph of a drawing in the Albertina, Vienna (inv.no.177) which is very comparable to a drawing in the Louvre (see RCIN 853529). The drawing in the Louvre is considered to be the modello for the fresco Moses parts the Red Sea painted by the workshop of Raphael (c.1517-19) in the vault of the eighth bay of the Raphael Loggia in the Vatican.
Provenance
Acquired for the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print
Measurements
17.0 x 26.5 cm (sheet of paper)
Markings
annotation: 'ADuke Albert Vienna / Loggie crossing of the Red Sea / T157 / Not in Pen'; '215' [verso, in ink]
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