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Carlo Maratti (1625-1713)
A reclining male nude
Red chalk | 17.6 x 27.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 904385
Carlo Maratti (1625-1713)
A reclining male nude
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A drawing after the figure of a reclining male nude from Raphael's fresco of Psyche received on Olympus, Villa Farnesina, Rome. Leaning on the hind quarters of a sphynx, this figure appears towards the centre of the composition. See also RCIN 904323, 904242, 904214, 904257, 904325, 904215.
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. V, 'Almost all this Volume are Study's from Raphael')
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Medium and techniques
Red chalk
Measurements
17.6 x 27.5 cm (sheet of paper)
