An image-forming apparatus, comprises: a latent-image supporting member,
and an intermediate transfer member that supports a toner image
primarily-transferred thereon from the latent-image supporting member,
secondarily-transfers the supported toner image onto an image receiving
medium, and has a hard releasing layer on the surface thereof, and a
ratio Rv (Vbt/Vpc) between a surface moving speed Vbt of the intermediate
transfer member and a peripheral speed Vpc of the latent-image supporting
member satisfies the following relational expression:
-5.times.10.sup.-6.times.Hu+1.0087.ltoreq.Rv.ltoreq.-5.times.10.sup.-6.tim-
es.Hu+1.0167 wherein Hu is a universal hardness (N/mm.sup.2) of the
surface of the intermediate transfer member, and is set to 220 N/mm.sup.2
or more.