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Original fileThis drawing features two distinct figure studies executed in light chalk or metalpoint. On the left, a woman is depicted from behind, leaning forward to lift or support a child; on the right, a robed figure stands looking toward the viewer as a witness. These sketches capture Raphael's search for naturalistic movement and the arrangement of drapery for his monumental fresco cycle.
Raphael's work in the Vatican Stanze represents the pinnacle of High Renaissance visual philosophy, where classical form and biblical narrative were harmonized under the influence of the Papal court's Neoplatonic and humanist circles. This study documents the meticulous process of constructing a scene that depicts divine intervention and the protection of sacred space.
Raphael d'Urbino.
2 Maccabees
The biblical source for the scene 'The Expulsion of Heliodorus', which this drawing prepares.
Object
Oil on panel
religious
Digital Source
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
https://collection.kunsthaus.ch/de/collection/item/16657/
847 × 1200 px
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