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After Sassoferrato (1609-85)
The Madonna in prayer c. 1700-20
Black and red chalks | 17.8 x 12.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 904424
After Sassoferrato (1609-85)
The Madonna in prayer c. 1700-20
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A drawing of the Madonna, almost half-length, with her gaze directed heavenwards and her hands together in prayer. This is a copy of the whole composition of Sassoferrato's painting in the Städelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt.
This drawing seems to date from the early eighteenth century, and to have been made by a follower of Maratta, probably Pietro de Pietri.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.1800-1820 (Inv. A, p.110: among 33 'Drawings of Pietro de Petris. Massuci and other Scholars of Carlo Maratti, excepting one Caricatura by Ghezzi')
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Medium and techniques
Black and red chalks
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17.8 x 12.5 cm (sheet of paper)
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