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Ludovico Carracci (Bologna 1555-Bologna 1619)
Moses c.1600
Black chalk, heightened with white, on light-grey paper | 37.5 x 21.9 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 902102
Ludovico Carracci (Bologna 1555-Bologna 1619)
Moses c.1600
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A study for the figure of Moses at the right-hand side of Christ in the painting of the Transfiguration in the Pinacoteca, Bologna. This was previously thought to be a study by Lanfranco for the frescoes in the pendentives of the crossing in SS Apostoli, Naples.
Provenance
Probably acquired by George III in 1762 as part of the collection of Cardinal Alessandro Albani; first recorded in a Royal Collection inventory of c.1810 (Inv. A, p. 76: 'Various studies for different Pictures')
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Medium and techniques
Black chalk, heightened with white, on light-grey paper
Measurements
37.5 x 21.9 cm (sheet of paper)
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