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The Pool of Bethesda c. 1600-30
Pen and bistre wash, heightened with bodycolour, on brown paper | 38.9 x 27.4 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 904822

After Marcantonio Bassetti (1586-1630)
The Pool of Bethesda c. 1600-30
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A drawing of Jesus standing by a portico as he encourages a paralysed man to 'Rise, take up thy bed and walk' (Gospel of St John 5:1-8). Behind them a woman is helped by several men as she appears to emerge from the water. This is a slightly simplified copy after the painting by Veronese in the Church of S. Sebastiano, Venice.
Provenance
Probably from the collection of Consul Joseph Smith and bought by George III in 1762; first recorded in a Royal Collection inventory of c.1800-1820 (Inv.A, p.85; as 'Tintoretto')
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Medium and techniques
Pen and bistre wash, heightened with bodycolour, on brown paper
Measurements
38.9 x 27.4 cm (sheet of paper)