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Guercino (Cento 1591-Bologna 1666)
Recto: Saint Matthew writing his Gospel in the company of the angel. Verso: Studies of figures c. 1633
Recto: black chalk. Verso: red chalk | 20.2 x 26.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 902435
Guercino (Cento 1591-Bologna 1666)
Recto: Saint Matthew writing his Gospel in the company of the angel. Verso: Studies of figures c. 1633
Guercino (Cento 1591-Bologna 1666)
Recto: Saint Matthew writing his Gospel in the company of the angel. Verso: Studies of figures c. 1633
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Recto: a half-length composition drawing with the saint in the act of writing in a book; he looks forward towards the left at the accompanying angel, who is seen in profile to right. Study possibly related to a lost painting of The Madonna and Child with Saint Matthew and Saint Andrew Corsini. Verso: a group of three-quarter length figures, with a young man talking to two women; on the left another weeping woman, turned to the left. Study related to The Death of Dido, Galleria Spada, Rome.
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.61)
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Medium and techniques
Recto: black chalk. Verso: red chalk
Measurements
20.2 x 26.0 cm (sheet of paper)
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Other number(s)
RL 2435
