Location: Firenze, Archivio di Stato
Sub-Location: Mediceo avanti il Principato 144, lettera 127.

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Type:Personal Letter
Language:Italian/Latin
Transcription Author: John Shearman
Published: yes
Publication Details: The document was first discovered by J. Cox-Rearick, “The Collection on Francis I: Royal Treasures”, Anversa 1995, p. 204; the present transcription is taken from J. Shearman, “ Raphael in early modern sources”, Yale University in association with the Bibliotheca Hertziana Max-Planck-Institut für Kunstgeschichte, New Haven and London 2003, p. 339.

Baldassarre Turini, in Rome, writes to Goro Gheri, in Florence: Raphael will receive painting instructions and Goro Gheri will be told what the task will entail to allow him to establish the up-front cost.

Artist(s): Raphael
Dates: 10.5.1518
[...] Con Raphaello da Urbino si ordinerà circa le picture quanto ne avisate. E di quanto si farà ne sarete avisato, acciò possiate ordinare s’alchuna spesa vi occoressi fare, e così in Provenza e qui, dove si harà aporre e consegnare. [...]