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The Adoration of Shepherds c. 1615-20
Red chalk | 16.0 x 22.9 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 901802
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Domenichino (Bologna 1581-Naples 1641)
The Adoration of Shepherds c. 1615-20
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Domenichino (Bologna 1581-Naples 1641)
The Adoration of Shepherds c. 1615-20
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A drawing of The Adoration of the Shepherds: with the Virgin kneeling to left before the manger. This is an early compositional study for the fresco cycle of the Life of the Virgin in the Cappella Nolfi in the Duomo at Fano.
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
Red chalk
Measurements
16.0 x 22.9 cm (sheet of paper)
Other number(s)
RL 1802