Do you recognize these Saints?
This detailed drawing shows studies of the heads and hands of Saints John and Peter.
Raphael captured the figures as if they are about to speak, with slightly open mouths and focused expressions as they look toward the scene unfolding nearby. Peter appears somewhat questioning, with raised hands, while John seems calm and accepting, his hands folded at his chest.
Although Raphael carefully finished the faces and hands, he left much of the clothing and bodies only lightly sketched, yet these unfinished areas still create a strong visual effect.
📣 See "Raphael: Sublime Poetry" on view through June 28 at The Met and discover the artistic process of one of history’s most beloved and influential artists.
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✏️ Raphael (Raffaello di Giovanni Santi) (Italian, 1483–1520), "Heads and Hands of Two Apostles (“Auxiliary Cartoon” for the Transfiguration)," ca. 1519–20. Black chalk drawn freehand over pounce marks (spolvero underdrawing), traces of white gouache highlights, on paper. The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, Presented by a Body of Subscribers in 1846.
How many times have you not given artists due credit where credit is due? This is an oversight and complete lack of accountability that really makes one wonder how many times you have screwed other artists over as well.
hello hello hello! as the fashion community has stated previously, we would love for you to credit @anouskasamms & @amarpodesign for their work in your exhibit @metcostumeinstitute . it’s been over a WEEK since the exhibit first opened. It’s crazy how a MUSEUM wouldn’t want the correct provenance when displaying items. #AndrewBoltonOBE, where’s the cultural authenticity from a claimed “cultural anthropologist”?
