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Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (Viterbo c. 1610-Viterbo 1662)
The Adoration of the Shepherds c.1654-7
Pen and brown wash, on brown-tinted paper | 27.7 x 19.8 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 904539
Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (Viterbo c. 1610-Viterbo 1662)
The Adoration of the Shepherds c.1654-7
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A study for the painting for St Paul, Lyon, executed by Romanelli during his second stay in France, 1654-57. Attributed to Gimignani in Blunt & Cooke 1960. Formerly placed within the Cortona volumes.
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.1810 (Inv. A, p. 111: 'Two drawings suppos'd by Filippo Laura. Four of Romanelli amongst them')
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Medium and techniques
Pen and brown wash, on brown-tinted paper
Measurements
27.7 x 19.8 cm (sheet of paper)
