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Pietro da Cortona (Cortona 1596-Rome 1669)
Putti with the instruments of the Passion c. 1633-9
Pen and brown ink, brown wash over red chalk | 18.7 x 39.7 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 904456
Pietro da Cortona (Cortona 1596-Rome 1669)
Putti with the instruments of the Passion c. 1633-9
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A drawing in three segments of putti bearing the instuments of the Passion. This is a study for the dome of the chapel in the Palazzo Barberini, Rome.
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
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Medium and techniques
Pen and brown ink, brown wash over red chalk
Measurements
18.7 x 39.7 cm (sheet of paper)
Other number(s)
RL 4456Alternative title(s)
Study for the dome
