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Exhibitions and records of works of art

Prince Albert recognised the importance of photography to record and document notable exhibitions and works of art

    AFTER A WORK COPYING RAPHAEL (1483-1520)

    The upper half of 'The Disputa'

    1858

    Albumen print? | RCIN 2864335

    A photograph of a drawing in the Albertina, Vienna (inv. no.222). The drawing is a copy of the upper part of the fresco of the Disputa (The Disputation of the Holy Sacrament), painted by Raphael around 1508-09 in the Stanza della Segnatura in the Vatican.

    A copy of this photograph (RCIN 852395) can be found in the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection, portfolio 24 (970583)

    • Creator(s)

      After a work copying Raphael (1483-1520) (artist)

      Attributed to Florence : Alinari (photographer)

    • Acquired by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

    • Subject(s)
      • Places
        • Europe
          • Italy
            • Lazio [Italy]
              • Rome [Lazio]
                • Vatican City [Rome]
                  • Vatican Palace [Vatican City]
                    • Stanza della Segnatura [Vatican Palace]
                      • Vatican-Stanza della Segnatura-Disputa
      Object type(s)
        • visual works
          • photographs
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