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Giuseppe Rolli (1645-1727)
A design for the ceiling decoration in the Palazzo Marescotti, Bologna c. 1677
Pen and ink | 23.4 x 27.3 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 903704
Giuseppe Rolli (1645-1727)
903704.jpg c. 1677
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A study for the ceiling decoration in the Palazzo Marescotti, Bologna. Allegorical female figures, including Abundance, are grouped on clouds with putti, around an obelisk. Putti are carrying a cardinal's hat, the insignia of a bishop. A pencil note, lower right: Di Donato Creti.
See also RCIN 903705, probably another study for this fresco, and a related drawing in the Harvard Art Museum, inv. 2001.113.Provenance
Probably acquired by George III from the collection of Consul Joseph Smith, c.1762
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Pen and ink
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23.4 x 27.3 cm (sheet of paper)
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RL 3704Alternative title(s)
A group of angels on clouds
