RAFFAELLO Sanzio
(b. 1483, Urbino, d. 1520, Roma)

Study for part of the Disputa

c. 1508
Pen and brown ink, with grey-brown wash, heightened with white, 245 x 400 mm
British Museum, London

This is a study for the left-hand lower part of the Disputa; a group of ecclesiastics, some seated, turned to an altar with the sacrament at right, the Holy dove above.