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Carlo Maratti (1625-1713)
A study of St Sebastian c.1676
Black chalk, with touches of white, on paper partly prepared with a tempera wash | 39.6 x 28.8 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 904126
Carlo Maratti (1625-1713)
A study of St Sebastian c.1676
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A drawing of St Sebastian, almost naked and seated with one leg raised and arms outstretched. This is a study for the painting of the Martyrdom of St Blaise and St Sebastian in the church of S Maria di Carignano, Genoa. It was commissioned for the church of S Carlo ai Catinari, Rome. See also RCIN 904170.
Provenance
Probably acquired by George III in 1762 as part of the collection of Cardinal Alessandro Albani; first recorded in a Royal Collection inventory of c.1810 (Inv. A, p. 107: amongst 'Thirteen various Study's and Two Academical Figures')
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Medium and techniques
Black chalk, with touches of white, on paper partly prepared with a tempera wash
Measurements
39.6 x 28.8 cm (sheet of paper)
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