# Compositional Study for Handing-over the Keys [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [RAFFAELLO Sanzio]() - Date: 1501-1550 - Technique: Counterproof from a drawing in red chalk over stylus, 258 x 375 mm ## Commentary Compositional Study for Handing-over the Keys c. 1514 Counterproof from a drawing in red chalk over stylus, 258 x 375 mm Royal Collection, Windsor This drawing is a study for the tapestry <A onclick="return OpenOther\('/html/r/raphael/6tapestr/4handing.html'\)" HREF="/html/r/raphael/6tapestr/4handing.html">Handing-over the Keys.</A> Counterproofing is a technique that found many useful applications in Raphael's workshop. It is a simple process whereby a piece of slightly dampened paper is pressed down on a drawing, retaining an impression as it is pulled away, a technique that works most effectively with red chalk. The resulting image can be reworked, saved as a record for future needs or retained by assistants for purposes of study. The original drawing of this counterproof now exists only in fragmentary sections with the heads of the clustered apostles, and the isolated figure that represented Christ. ## Related artworks - [A Group of Nude Men]() - [A Group of Warriors]() - [A nude man advancing to the right \(verso\)]() - [A Soldier before the Cell of St Peter]() - [A Youthful Warrior \(recto\)]() - [Adam and Eve \(ceiling panel\)]() - [Aerial view]() - [Aldobrandini Madonna \(Garvagh Madonna\)]() - [Allegory \(The Knight's Dream\)]() - [Amorini at play \(verso\)]() - [An Angel]() - [Angel \(fragment of the Baronci Altarpiece\)]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()