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Carlo Maratti (1625-1713)
School of Athens: the head of a young man c.1645-1713
Red chalks | 22.8 x 18.6 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 904259
Carlo Maratti (1625-1713)
School of Athens: the head of a young man c.1645-1713
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A drawing of the head of a young man from Raphael's fresco, the School of Athens in the Stanza della Segnatura, Vatican, Rome. He stands with folded arms, facing right, left of the centre of the composition. See also RCIN 904252-904256, 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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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Red chalks
Measurements
22.8 x 18.6 cm (sheet of paper)
