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Simone Cantarini (Pesaro 1612-Verona 1648)

The Incredulity of St Thomas

Red chalk on buff paper | 25.0 x 18.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 903251

The Incredulity of St Thomas

Simone Cantarini (Pesaro 1612-Verona 1648)

The Incredulity of St Thomas

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Description

A drawing of Christ, full length, standing as he removes a cloak from his shoulders. St Thomas bending to the left, places his finger to Christ's wound; other Disciples stand to the left and right; with an architectural background. With an arched top to the composition.

Provenance

Probably purchased by Richard Dalton on behalf of George III c.1760; first recorded in a Royal Collection inventory of c.1800-1820 (Inv. A, p. 79: as 'Cantarini')
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Simone Cantarini (Pesaro 1612-Verona 1648)
(artist)

Acquirer(s)

Search the collection View the person page George III, King of the United Kingdom (1738-1820)

Subject(s)

Search the collection Jesus Christ

Search the collection Saint Thomas
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Red chalk on buff paper

Measurements

25.0 x 18.0 cm (sheet of paper)
Groupings
Object type(s)
visual works
drawings/watercolours
References

Other number(s)

RL 3251

K(B) : Kurz, O., 1955, reprinted 1988. Bolognese Drawings of the XVII and XVIII Centuries in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen at Windsor Castle, Italy – K(B) 36

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