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Attributed to Michelangelo Ricciolini (1654-1715)
St Lawrence led away to martyrdom
Black chalk | 21.2 x 26.1 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 904545
Attributed to Michelangelo Ricciolini (1654-1715)
St Lawrence led away to martyrdom
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A drawing of St Lawrence surrounded and manhandled by soldiers and armed tormentors. The throned prefect in shadow on the left gives directions. This is one of seven known studies preparatory to a series of fourteen paintings on the subject of the Life of St Lawrence for the church of S Lorenzo in Piscibus, now in the Calasanctianum, Rome. See also RCIN 904544, 904546, 904547.
Provenance
Probably acquired by George III in 1762 as part of the collection of Cardinal Alessandro Albani
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Black chalk
Measurements
21.2 x 26.1 cm (sheet of paper)
Object type(s)
Other number(s)
RL 4545
