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Circle of Guido Reni (Bologna 1575-Bologna 1642)
St James the Less 1600-50
Pen and ink over black chalk | 9.5 x 7.4 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 903432
Circle of Guido Reni (Bologna 1575-Bologna 1642)
St James the Less 1600-50
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A drawing of the saint, bust length, profile right, a staff or club against his shoulder and his hands held in prayer, in an oval. A study for the print Bartsch XVIII, p. 320, no. 15 (where identified as St Jude Thaddaeus): see RCIN 903439. At upper left, a fragmentary diagram of a circle in steep perspective.
Provenance
Listed in George III’s Inventory A, c.1800-20: p. 80, ‘Guido &c. Tom. 5’, ‘15 drawings with a pen, of Christ, the V.M. & Apostles.’
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Medium and techniques
Pen and ink over black chalk
Measurements
9.5 x 7.4 cm (sheet of paper)
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