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Pier Francesco Cittadini (1613/16-81)

Pan blowing the syrinx and putti dancing

Pen and ink | 26.6 x 19.6 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 903737

Pan blowing the syrinx and putti dancing

Pier Francesco Cittadini (1613/16-81)

Pan blowing the syrinx and putti dancing

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Description

A drawing of Pan blowing into his pipes while leaning against a tree. Five putti, with linked hands, dance to the music.

Provenance

Probably acquired by George III from the collection of Consul Joseph Smith, c.1762; first recorded in a Royal Collection inventory of c.1800-20 (Inv.A. p.20: one of '5 of Millanese')
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Pier Francesco Cittadini (1613/16-81)
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Acquirer(s)

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

Medium and techniques

Pen and ink

Measurements

26.6 x 19.6 cm (sheet of paper)
Groupings
Object type(s)
visual works
drawings/watercolours
Subject(s)
Religion & Theology
Religions and faiths
Religions of antiquity
Classical mythology
Pan (myth)
References

Other number(s)

RL 3737

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) 162

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