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Carlo Maratti (1625-1713)
An angel supporting an oval frame to left
Red chalk | 26.1 x 18.8 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 904188
Carlo Maratti (1625-1713)
An angel supporting an oval frame to left
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A drawing after the figure of a standing angel supporting the left side of a framed oval image of S Natalia, from Domenichino's fresco of the Life of S Nilo, in the Abbey of Grottaferrata, near Rome. See also RCIN 904190, 904193.
This is one of 75 sheets of drawings related to the Grottaferrata fresco cycle, in the Royal Collection.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. 108: 'Of Heads, Madonnas. Christ. St. John. Angels, and two or three from Raphael')
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Medium and techniques
Red chalk
Measurements
26.1 x 18.8 cm (sheet of paper)
