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Red chalk, 26.3 x 19.7cm
Louvre, Paris, France inventory number 3875
This drawing was used by Raphael as a study for his fresco showing Venus and Psyche at Villa Farnesina (although some have attributed the drawing to Giulio Romano, pupil of Raphael) and eventually it was bought for the Royal Collection of Louis XVI.
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Venus and Psyche by Raphael (Raffaelo Santi), 1517-1518
fresco, size unknown
Villa Farnesina, Trastevere district, Rome, Italy
At the Louvre, the Raphael drawing was copied by Edgar Degas and later Paul Cézanne. Interestingly, both chose to copy many of the same figure drawings. But in this case they're purposes were not the same : Degas carefully copied the lines, line weights, hatching, shadows, and form (even drawing the container and Psyche's head transparent because that is how Raphael did it) to understand how it was done while I think Cézanne drew the pose as as if he were in front of live model.
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graphite, 11.375 x 8.25" (29 x 21 cm)
private collection
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graphite, 9.5 x 6.75" (24 x 17cm)
private collection
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