This Raphael “cartoon” is in London. It belongs to Queen Elizabeth but it is in the V&A museum on display. I’ve never seen this one, (yet) but have seen a few Raphaels. They feel like they belong in an old rundown cathedral. I wonder if Raphael was even a happy person.
The series of cartoons were commissioned by Pope Leo X for a set of tapestries for the Sistine Chapel. But check this out …
Leo was accused of improperly allocating the church’s money to commission the painting depicting Ananias and Sapphira lying about their contribution to the church!