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Domenichino (Bologna 1581-Naples 1641)
Recto: Three studies of arms. Verso: A left hand holding a stick c.1619-25
Black chalk heightened with white on buff paper | 24.1 x 19.4 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 901643
Domenichino (Bologna 1581-Naples 1641)
Recto: Three studies of arms. Verso: A left hand holding a stick c.1619-25
Domenichino (Bologna 1581-Naples 1641)
Recto: Three studies of arms. Verso: A left hand holding a stick c.1619-25
Domenichino (Bologna 1581-Naples 1641)
Recto: Three studies of arms. Verso: A left hand holding a stick c.1619-25
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Recto: two studies of a right arm to the elbow, and below, a bent left arm. Verso: a drawing of a left hand holding a stick. The drawings on the recto of this sheet are preparatory studies for the angel playing a violin in the left centre of the upper section of the altarpiece, The Martyrdom of St Agnes, Pinacoteca, Bologna.
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
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Medium and techniques
Black chalk heightened with white on buff paper
Measurements
24.1 x 19.4 cm (sheet of paper)
Other number(s)
RL 1643
