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Circle of Guido Reni (Bologna 1575-Bologna 1642)
St John the Evangelist 1600-50
Pen and ink over black chalk, with some red chalk. | 9.7 x 8.3 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 903440
Circle of Guido Reni (Bologna 1575-Bologna 1642)
St John the Evangelist 1600-50
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A drawing of a young St John, bust length, to front, holding a chalice with a serpent. A study for the print Bartsch XVIII, p. 320, no. 13, though that print is in an oval. The letter G (presumably for Guido) inscribed in red chalk below. See RCIN 903439.
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, with some red chalk.
Measurements
9.7 x 8.3 cm (sheet of paper)
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