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Attributed to? Pietro da Cortona (Cortona 1596-Rome 1669)
Noli Me Tangere
Pen and brown ink with white and blue gouache, on grey paper | 28.2 x 24.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 904484
Attributed to? Pietro da Cortona (Cortona 1596-Rome 1669)
Noli Me Tangere
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A drawing of Mary Magdalen kneeling on the left beside her jar of ointment, and about to extend her hand towards Christ, who stands on the right holding a long handled spade. Although two paintings of this subject by Cortona are known (one in the Hermitage, the other formerly in the Hamilton Palace Collection) this is not a preparatory study for either of them.
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. 113: 'J : Christ appearing to Mary Magdalen')
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Medium and techniques
Pen and brown ink with white and blue gouache, on grey paper
Measurements
28.2 x 24.0 cm (sheet of paper)
