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Marcantonio Bassetti (1586-1630)
The Miracle of St Mark
Pen and bistre wash, brown and white oil paint on paper tinted brown | 30.1 x 45.9 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 904828
Marcantonio Bassetti (1586-1630)
The Miracle of St Mark
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A drawing of jostling onlookers gathered in a public space as a naked man, lying on the ground, is about to be killed by two men bent over him; St Mark appears above the throng to intervene and save the victim; near the centre a turbaned man stands holding up a broken hammer to the view of an official who sits, overseeing the proceedings.This is an exact copy after Tintoretto's painting in the Academy, Venice. Strips of paper have been added by the artist to the right and at the bottom.
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 'After Tintoretto')
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Medium and techniques
Pen and bistre wash, brown and white oil paint on paper tinted brown
Measurements
30.1 x 45.9 cm (sheet of paper)
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