The Last Supper, c.1514 (pen & ink with stylus lines and pointing; the outlines indented;...

This drawing is considered to be the modello for an engraving by Marco Dente da Ravenna (see RCIN 850434), which was in turn copied by Marcantonio Raimondi (see RCIN 850433). The heavily damaged condition of the drawing has occasioned a degree of scholarly disagreement about its authorship; ultraviolet photography reveals some of the now lost strength and vitality of the draughtsmanship. Raphael and Marcantonio Raimondi appear to have had a close working relationship, with the former providing the latter with a number of designs to be reproduced as prints - thus widely disseminating Raphael's work and helping to ameliorate his fame.