Location: Firenze, Archivio di Stato
Sub-Location: Mediceo avanti il Principato 144, lettera 131.

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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. 342.

Baldassarre Turini, in Rome, writes to Goro Gheri, in Florence: Bernardino de' Rossi will prepare the picture for Raphael for overland transit, Gheri is to organise the payments.

Artist(s): Raphael
Dates: 16.5.1518
[...] Le picture si manderanno per terra et a Bernardino de’ Rossi che si trova qui si è dato cura d’assectarle, per haverne mandate altre volte ad quella banda E della spesa ci harà ad correre in aconciarle, bisogna ordiniate donde si ha a trarre. [...]