Stoning of St Stephen
by GIULIO ROMANO, Charcoal and black chalk, mounted on canvas, 412 x 285 cm
This is the final cartoon for the painting in the church of Santo Stefano, Genoa. This altarpiece undisguisedly emulates Raphael’s famous Transfiguration, but it was conceived in an independent manner that both imitated and departed from the formal vocabulary of his master.