Who created "Eight Apostles"?

Eight Apostles was created by Raphael in c. 1514.

When was "Eight Apostles" created?

This artwork was created c. 1514.

Is "Eight Apostles" in the public domain?

Yes, Eight Apostles is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Eight Apostles

Q: What medium is "Eight Apostles"?

Eight Apostles is red chalk over stylus underdrawing and traces of leadpoint on laid paper, cut in two pieces and rejoined; laid down.

Raphael

c. 1514

Medium

red chalk over stylus underdrawing and traces of leadpoint on laid paper, cut in two pieces and rejoined; laid down

Dimensions

sheet: 8.1 x 23.2 cm (3 3/16 x 9 1/8 in.) support: 9.4 x 24.8 cm (3 11/16 x 9 3/4 in.)

Classification

Drawing

Department

CG-E

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Woodner Collection

Accession Number

1993.51.2

About the Artist

Raphael · 1483–1520

Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, known simply as Raphael, was born on March 28 or April 6, 1483, in the cultured Duchy of Urbino to the court painter and poet Giovanni Santi and his wife Màgia Ciarla. Orphaned young—his mother died when he was eight and his father when he was eleven—Raphael was raised in Urbino's refined court under the guardianship of his paternal uncle Bartolomeo. He received his ear...

Eight Apostles

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