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Guercino (Cento 1591-Bologna 1666)
Jupiter and Semele c. 1625-6
Pen; the outlines partly indented with a stylus | 19.3 x 23.8 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 902758
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A drawing of two figures sitting on a bed: Semele is on the left, with her head turned in profile to right; Jupiter is on the right and carries a thunderbolt in his left hand, while laying his right hand on her right shoulder. This is a study connected with the print after Guercino by G.B. Pasqualini.
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.65: 'Jupiter & Semele')
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Medium and techniques
Pen; the outlines partly indented with a stylus
Measurements
19.3 x 23.8 cm (sheet of paper)
Other number(s)
RL 2758
