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Carlo Maratti (1625-1713)
School of Athens: two figures
Red chalk | 21.3 x 15.7 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 904253
Carlo Maratti (1625-1713)
School of Athens: two figures
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A drawing after two figures from Raphael's fresco, the School of Athens in the Stanza della Segnatura, Vatican, Rome. The young man on the left sits busily writing in a book, whilst the other stands leaning over the base of a pilaster. See also RCIN 904252, 904254-904256, 904258-904260.
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
21.3 x 15.7 cm (sheet of paper)
