Shearman, John

Raphael's Cartoons in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen, and the Tapestries for the Sistine Chapel

London: Phaidon, 1972. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto (oversize). Slight wear to edges and corners of boards and dust jacket. viii, 258 p. w/ some color and many b&w illus., footnotes, index. A detailed study of the 10 cartoons of Saints Peter and Paul created by Raphael for tapestries for Pope Leo X. 7 survive, and were acquired by the Royal collections in 1623, notw on permanent loan at the Victoria & Albert Museum. Includes discussion of related art. Very good / very good. Item #19425

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