Upraised Right Hand, with Palm Facing Outward: Study for Saint Peter

Museum record 114932: Upraised Right Hand, with Palm Facing Outward: Study for Saint Peter by Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael. A verified entry point for…

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The traditional attribution for Raphael of this long overlooked and hitherto unpublished drawing was recently upheld by Konrad Oberhuber, Paul Joannides, and Nicholas Turner (in conversation, 1995/96) all of whom agreed that it should be dated 1518/20, towards the very end of Raphael’s career. In the image represented, as well as its medium, technique and style, the drawing relates to Raphael’s most important commissions from this period; the Transfiguration altarpiece, now in the Pinacoteca Vaticana (Du…