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Guercino (Cento 1591-Bologna 1666)
Veturia and Volumnia beseeching Coriolanus to spare Rome 1643
Red chalk | 31.7 x 21.8 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 902378
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A full-length composition drawing with, to the right, Veturia, the mother of Coriolanus, and Volumnia, his wife, kneeling before him, as he stands on the left in profile to the right, letting his sword fall from his hand; in the background are indications of soldiers amongst tents. Study for the painting of the same title in the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Caen.
Provenance
Bequeathed by the artist to Benedetto and Cesare Gennari; from whose descendants purchased by Richard Dalton for George III, c.1758-63; first recorded in a Royal Collection inventory of c.1800-1820 (Inv.A, p.60: 'Coriolanus')
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Medium and techniques
Red chalk
Measurements
31.7 x 21.8 cm (sheet of paper)
Object type(s)
Other number(s)
RL 2378
