Raphael, Italian, 1483-1520
Title: A Standing Philosopher and Hand Detail; Architectural Studies (on verso)
Date: c.1509
Medium: Ink on paper
Dimensions:
26 x 13 cm
Credit Line: Purchased, 1866
Object Number: NGI.2271
DescriptionThis drawing is linked to Raphael's celebrated 'School of Athens' fresco in the Vatican, which depicts the great philosophers and scientists of the ancient world. Although this figure does not appear in the finished work, the classical drapery and the figure's monumental quality are characteristic of the fresco. This drawing appears to be a later, more carefully worked, version of a study in the Palais des Beaux-Arts, Lille. There is a rough architectural study on the verso. Like many of the most important Old Master drawings in the Gallery's collection this sheet was bought at the Wellesley sale, and previously formed part of Sir Thomas Lawrence's collection.
ProvenanceSir Thomas Lawrence; purchased, Sotheby's, London, 25 June 1866, Revd Dr H. Wellesley Sale
Exhibition HistoryMaster European Drawings From the Collection of the National Gallery of Ireland, Ackland Art Museum, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Colorado Springs Fine Arts Centre, Colorado; Art Gallery, University of Maryland, College Park; Milwaukee Art Museum, Wisconsin; Pierpont Morgan Library, New York; Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana; The Minneapolis Museum of Art, Minnesota; The Santa Barbara Museum of Art, California; National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, 1983