The Raphael Cartoons are seven large modello paintings on paper for tapestries, surviving from an original set of ten, designed by the High Renaissance painter Raphael in 1515 to 1516. Commissioned by Pope Leo X for the Sistine Chapel, the tapestries they were designed for depict scenes from the Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles; the cartoons belong to the British Royal Collection and have been on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum in London since 1865.
Facts
Year Created MediumModello paintings in glue distemper on paper, designs for tapestries 1 LocationVictoria and Albert Museum, London (on loan from the Royal Collection) 1 Primary Material Commissioned By Connections
Created By
Designed by Raphael, 1515-1516.
Source Raphael Cartoons (Wikipedia)
In Form
Tapestry design cartoons by Raphael, 1515-1516.
In Movement
Raphael is a defining High Renaissance master.
Sources
1. Raphael Cartoons (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationCommission and the tapestries section
The cartoons were probably completed in 1516 and were then sent to Brussels, where the Vatican tapestries were woven by the workshop of Pieter van Aelst.
Lead section, first sentence
The Raphael Cartoons are seven large modello paintings on paper, designs for tapestries, surviving from a set of ten cartoons, by the High Renaissance painter Raphael in 1515-1516.
Lead section, fourth sentence
The cartoons belong to the British Royal Collection but have been on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum in London since 1865.
Lead section, third sentence
The set of tapestries was commissioned by Pope Leo X for the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican Palace in Rome, showing scenes from the Gospels and Acts of the Apostles.
Commission and the tapestries section, medium description sentence
The cartoons are painted in a glue distemper medium on many sheets of paper glued together (as can be seen in the full-size illustrations).
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