-
1 of 253523 objects
Pietro da Cortona (Cortona 1596-Rome 1669)
A study for the The Holy Trinity, Chapel of the SS Sacramento, St Peter's, Rome c. 1628
Pen and brown ink, blue washes | 20.5 x 30.7 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 904533
Pietro da Cortona (Cortona 1596-Rome 1669)
A study for the The Holy Trinity, Chapel of the SS Sacramento, St Peter's, Rome c. 1628
-
A drawing of angels, borne upon clouds, surrounding a large globe. This is a study for the lower half of the painting of The Holy Trinity, Chapel of the SS Sacramento, St Peter's, Rome, painted in 1628. A drawing of the upper part is at Chatsworth.
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. 111: 'Angels adoring the Creation')
-
Medium and techniques
Pen and brown ink, blue washes
Measurements
20.5 x 30.7 cm (sheet of paper)
