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Attributed to Pietro da Cortona (Cortona 1596-Rome 1669)
The Martyrdom of St Paul
Pen and brown wash, heightened with white and blue gouache, over black chalk, on grey-brown paper | 22.0 x 36.1 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 904503
Attributed to Pietro da Cortona (Cortona 1596-Rome 1669)
The Martyrdom of St Paul
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A drawing of the decapitated body of St Paul, slumped in the centre, while a fountain springs up beside his head. On the left, the executioner sheaths his sword; on the right, soldiers and other figures look on in astonishment. In the background are other soldiers and the walls of 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 (Inv. A, p. 113: 'The beheading of St. Paul')
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Medium and techniques
Pen and brown wash, heightened with white and blue gouache, over black chalk, on grey-brown paper
Measurements
22.0 x 36.1 cm (sheet of paper)
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