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Pietro da Cortona (Cortona 1596-Rome 1669)
A male nude, standing in front of a tree
Red chalk | 35.4 x 25.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 904529
Pietro da Cortona (Cortona 1596-Rome 1669)
A male nude, standing in front of a tree
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A male nude, standing with his legs wide apart and his left hand raised, gripping the branch of a tree
This drawing, together with RCIN 904528 and RCIN 905538, relate to a Study for the figure of young Bacchus exhibited at 49 Maddox Street, London, June-July 1987 (Kate Ganz, cat. no.6).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
Red chalk
Measurements
35.4 x 25.2 cm (sheet of paper)
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