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In Italy. 395 and are now in the Vatican ; reproductions of them are also preserved in the Berlin and Dresden Galleries. Seven of the original designs, and copies after them, are so accessible that we need only add that they represent the following scenes from the Lives of the Apostles, treated with great dramatic power : The Miraculous Draught of Fishes {greater part by Raphael). Christ's Charge to Peter {the figure of Christ only by Raphael). S. Peter and S. John healing the Lame Man {greater part by Giulio Romano). The Death of Ananias {most of the heads by Raphael). Elymas the Sorcerer struck with blindness {part by Raphael). Paul and Barnabas at Lystra {executed by Penni). Paul preaching at Athens {most by Raphael). These seven cartoons were bought by Charles I., at the suggestion of Rubens, and have remained in England ever since. The three missing cartoons had for subjects — The Martyrdom of S. Stephen. The Conversion of S. Paul. S. Paul in Prison. A second series, with subjects from the Life of Christ, was commenced shortly before Raphael's death. During his residence in Rome, Raphael also painted the famous frescoes of the Farnesina Palace, in which he gave proof of the love of antique subjects which character- ized his later years, by choosing for representation the Triumph of Galatea (in which he was greatly assisted by Giulio Romano), and the History of G lipid and Psyche, by many critics supposed to have been executed entirely by his pupils, after his designs.