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Pietro da Cortona (Cortona 1596-Rome 1669)

A male nude, poised in the act of running

Red chalk | 37.5 x 25.3 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 904530

A male nude, poised in the act of running

Pietro da Cortona (Cortona 1596-Rome 1669)

A male nude, poised in the act of running

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Description

A male nude, running to the left, with his arms raised; with billowing drapery close behind him

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
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Pietro da Cortona (Cortona 1596-Rome 1669)
(artist)

Acquirer(s)

Search the collection View the person page George III, King of the United Kingdom (1738-1820)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Red chalk

Measurements

37.5 x 25.3 cm (sheet of paper)
Groupings
Object type(s)
visual works
drawings/watercolours
Subject(s)
Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
Sports
Athletics
Running
References

Other number(s)

RL 4530

B(R) : Blunt, A.F. & Cooke, H.L., 1960. The Roman Drawings of the XVII and XVIII Centuries in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen at Windsor Castle, London – B(R) 620

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