Philosophy, a draped figure seated among clouds, holding books, caryatids and putti holding tablets to either side, after a fresco by Raphael on the ceiling of the Camera della Segnatura, Stanze of the Vatican
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi)|Raphael Morghen
Artist bio: Italian, Urbino 1483–1520 Rome|Italian, Naples 1758–1833 Florence
Artist role: Artist|Artist
Artist nationality: Italian|Italian
Date: 1781
Medium: Engraving; third state of four
Dimensions: Plate: 16 5/16 × 14 7/8 in. (41.5 × 37.8 cm)
Sheet: 27 3/16 × 20 3/8 in. (69 × 51.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Gift of Dr. Philip Stimson, 1949
Accession year: 1949