Perla di Modena, after Raphael

Work in progress.

2019

Egg tempera and oil on gesso board

10 x 8 inches

The original was painted by Raphael in 1518-1520, and can be found in the Galleria Estense in Modena, Italy.

Here I have shown the stages of the under painting from the verdaccio (‘dirty green’ in Italian) for the first layers. The subsequent stages involve adding whites and a further darkening of the verdaccio. The final stages involve applying the colours. In this piece I have experimented using a mixed technique of working first in egg tempera and then oil.