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Carlo Maratti (1625-1713)
Justice
Red chalk | 44.0 x 30.1 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 904231
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A drawing after the figure of Justice from Raphael's fresco in the Stanza di Costantino, Vatican, Rome; the allegorical figure sits gazing at a delicate balance held between the fingers of her left hand, whilst her right hand gently holds the neck of an ostrich. See also RCIN 904316-904318, 904229, 904230, 904232.
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. 109: Tom. IV, 'Contains Forty two Drawings in Red Chalk, after the Paintings of Raphael in the Vatican at Rome')
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Medium and techniques
Red chalk
Measurements
44.0 x 30.1 cm (sheet of paper)
