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Black chalk drawing of a raised right hand, palm outward, fingers spread, with a draped sleeve and cloth fold at right on cream paper.

Upraised Right Hand, with Palm Facing Outward: Study for Saint Peter

A black chalk drawing on pale paper shows a right hand raised with fingers spread and palm turned outward, rising from a draped sleeve. A soft, loosely sketched fold of cloth sits to the right, and faint white highlights model the knuckles and fingers.

Artist
Raphael
Date
1518/20
Medium
Black chalk, heightened with white chalk and lead white, partially oxidized, over stylus underdrawing, on cream laid paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2464 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1520).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection

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