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Carlo Maratti (1625-1713)
The head of Bacchus
Red chalk | 17.6 x 13.4 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 904214
Carlo Maratti (1625-1713)
The head of Bacchus
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A drawing after the head of Bacchus, turned in profile to the right, from Raphael's fresco of Psyche received on Olympus, in the Villa Farnesina, Rome. Bacchus appears close to the centre of the composition. See also RCIN 904215, 904323, 904242, 904257, 904325, 904385.
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...and two or three from Raphael')
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Medium and techniques
Red chalk
Measurements
17.6 x 13.4 cm (sheet of paper)
