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OXFOED.
Letter XXI A7.
church della Pace. In red chalk. Of marvellous depth of feeling
in the head, and as spirited as it is softly and "broadly treated.
1514. On the reverse, an angel and a half-length figure from the
same picture.
50. Drawing of the statue of Minerva and of three other sta-
tues for the School of Athens ; with silver point on tinted paper.
A masterly drawing. 1510.
51. Portrait of Raphael at the age of 16 at the utmost; there-
fore executed at the latest in 1499. Black chalk, heightened
with white. A real treasure, as bringing before us this wonderful
genius in the first poetical freshness of his youth, and also proving
with what power and freedom he already delineated and con-
ceived the appearances of nature. A good representation of this
drawing is contained in Passavant's illustrations for his Life of
Raphael.
56. Moses and the sons of Levi (16th chap, of Numbers) ; bistre,
heightened with white. An admirable, and, to me, new composition
from the middle time of his Roman period. Slight and spirited.
58. Jacob wrestling with the angel; bistre, heightened with
white. A spirited composition, contemporary with the drawing for
his Bible, and therefore probably about 1516.
60. A slight, but broad and masterly pen-study for the picture
of the Crossing of the Red Sea, and therefore of the same time.
61. Two young men with musical instruments ; silver point on
tinted paper. Of his Peruginesque period, and very true in feeling.
63. A mother nursing her child ; bistre. Very natural: about
1505.
66. A woman with a burden on her shoulder, and another help-
ing a man to raise a burden on his shoulder; pen and bistre.
The beautiful, full, and undraped forms indicate the earlier time
of the Roman period.
68. The Virgin reading. Pen-study for an Annunciation ; pro-
bably of the latter part of his Florentine period, about 1507.
70. Entrance of Cardinal Giovanni de' Medici (Leo X.) as
Legate in Florence ; pen and bistre. I agree with Passavant that
the invention and execution of this otherwise very fine drawing
belong to Francesco Penni.
75. Tobit and the Angel; on tinted paper, with silver point.
Study for that part of Perugino's altar-piece for the Certosa at
Pavia which Raphael executed, and which is now in the possession
OXFOED.
Letter XXI A7.
church della Pace. In red chalk. Of marvellous depth of feeling
in the head, and as spirited as it is softly and "broadly treated.
1514. On the reverse, an angel and a half-length figure from the
same picture.
50. Drawing of the statue of Minerva and of three other sta-
tues for the School of Athens ; with silver point on tinted paper.
A masterly drawing. 1510.
51. Portrait of Raphael at the age of 16 at the utmost; there-
fore executed at the latest in 1499. Black chalk, heightened
with white. A real treasure, as bringing before us this wonderful
genius in the first poetical freshness of his youth, and also proving
with what power and freedom he already delineated and con-
ceived the appearances of nature. A good representation of this
drawing is contained in Passavant's illustrations for his Life of
Raphael.
56. Moses and the sons of Levi (16th chap, of Numbers) ; bistre,
heightened with white. An admirable, and, to me, new composition
from the middle time of his Roman period. Slight and spirited.
58. Jacob wrestling with the angel; bistre, heightened with
white. A spirited composition, contemporary with the drawing for
his Bible, and therefore probably about 1516.
60. A slight, but broad and masterly pen-study for the picture
of the Crossing of the Red Sea, and therefore of the same time.
61. Two young men with musical instruments ; silver point on
tinted paper. Of his Peruginesque period, and very true in feeling.
63. A mother nursing her child ; bistre. Very natural: about
1505.
66. A woman with a burden on her shoulder, and another help-
ing a man to raise a burden on his shoulder; pen and bistre.
The beautiful, full, and undraped forms indicate the earlier time
of the Roman period.
68. The Virgin reading. Pen-study for an Annunciation ; pro-
bably of the latter part of his Florentine period, about 1507.
70. Entrance of Cardinal Giovanni de' Medici (Leo X.) as
Legate in Florence ; pen and bistre. I agree with Passavant that
the invention and execution of this otherwise very fine drawing
belong to Francesco Penni.
75. Tobit and the Angel; on tinted paper, with silver point.
Study for that part of Perugino's altar-piece for the Certosa at
Pavia which Raphael executed, and which is now in the possession