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Attributed to Carlo Maratti (1625-1713)
A study for the head and the upper half of the figure of Venus
Red chalk | 23.7 x 20.1 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 904227
Attributed to Carlo Maratti (1625-1713)
A study for the head and the upper half of the figure of Venus
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A drawing of a young woman, her body turned towards the right, and her head turned three quarters to the left; a study for the figure of Venus in the painting La Tintura della Rosa, in the Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen. A subsequent attribution to Francesco Albani is enhanced by the orientation of the figure suggesting a possible connection with the Rape of Europa, in the Uffizi.
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)
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Medium and techniques
Red chalk
Measurements
23.7 x 20.1 cm (sheet of paper)
