The Cardinal Virtues: the figure of Prudence
Red chalks | 18.9 x 21.8 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 904239
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A drawing after the figure of Prudence from Raphael's fresco of Three Cardinal Vitues in the Stanza della Segnatura, Vatican, Rome. She is seated, with outstretched legs, looking into a mirror. See also RCIN 904240, 904241.
Provenance
Probably acquired by George III in 1762 as part of the collection of Cardinal Alessandro Albani; first recorded in a Royal Collection inventory of c.1810 (Inv. A, p. 109: Tom. IV, 'Contains Forty two Drawings in Red Chalk, after the Paintings of Raphael in the Vatican at Rome')
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Medium and techniques
Red chalks
Measurements
18.9 x 21.8 cm (sheet of paper)