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Pietro de' Pietri (1663-1716)
The Adoration of the Shepherds
Black chalk | 26.6 x 20.7 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 904432
Pietro de' Pietri (1663-1716)
The Adoration of the Shepherds
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A drawing of the Virgin with the Child in the manger, looking towards several figures on the right. A shepherd, with a lamb slung over his shoulder, strides into the scene from the left. An angel hovers on clouds above, beneath the gable of the stable. See also RCIN 904430.
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 chalk
Measurements
26.6 x 20.7 cm (sheet of paper)
