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Domenichino (Bologna 1581-Naples 1641)
Recto: A kneeling angel turned to the left. Verso: Studies of hands c. 1615-20
Black chalk heightened with white on buff paper | 36.2 x 23.3 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 900884
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Recto: a drawing of a kneeling figure turned to the left; a head, full face; below, a right hand and forearn. Verso: three studies of a left hand; two studies of a right hand. The kneeling figure is a study for the kneeling angel on right of The Virgin and Child adored by Angels, part of the freso cycle of The Life of The Virgin in the Cappella Nolfi in the Duomo at Fano. The drawings on the verso are studies for the hands of the Sibyl in the Galleria Borghese, Rome.
Provenance
Bequeathed to Francesco Raspantino; Carlo Maratti, after 1664; from whom purchased by Clement XI, 1703; by whom bequeathed to his nephew, Alessandro Albani, 1721; from whom purchased by George III, 1762; first recorded in a Royal Collection inventory of c.1800-20 (Inv. A: 'first Study's for the Chapel at Fano')
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Medium and techniques
Black chalk heightened with white on buff paper
Measurements
36.2 x 23.3 cm (sheet of paper)
Other number(s)
RL 884
