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Italian School, Bolognese, 18th century

Saturn in his chariot c.1700-20

Pen and ink with wash | 23.2 x 20.4 cm, cut to an octagon (sheet of paper) | RCIN 903657

Saturn in his chariot

Italian School, Bolognese, 18th century

Saturn in his chariot c.1700-20

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Description

A drawing of Saturn seated in a chariot drawn by two dragons, in the clouds; putti, one with an hour-glass, above; a figure blowing a horn below. The style suggests a copy, perhaps after a further design from the Burrini-circle set of drawings 903819-22.

Provenance

First recorded in a Royal Collection inventory of c.1810
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Italian School, Bolognese, 18th century
(artist)

After a work by the school of
Search the collection Giovanni Antonio Burrini (1656-1727)
(artist)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Pen and ink with wash

Measurements

23.2 x 20.4 cm, cut to an octagon (sheet of paper)
Groupings
Object type(s)
visual works
drawings/watercolours
Subject(s)
Religion & Theology
Religions and faiths
Religions of antiquity
Classical mythology
Saturn (Roman deity)
References

Other number(s)

RL 3657

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) 694

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