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Andrea Sacchi (1599-1661)
A nude boy seated, facing half left, holding grapes
Red chalk, touches of white | 38.3 x 26.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 904899
Andrea Sacchi (1599-1661)
A nude boy seated, facing half left, holding grapes
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A study of a youth, seated on a rock, looking up and holding a bunch of grapes in his raised left hand. His head is wreathed with foliage.
Provenance
Probably Carlo Maratta, and thus purchased by Pope Clement XI, 1703; by whom bequeathed to his nephew Alessandro Albani, 1721; from whom purchased by George III, 1762; first recorded in a Royal Collection inventory of c.1800-1820 (Inv. A, p. 106: among 'Twenty three Academical figures')
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Medium and techniques
Red chalk, touches of white
Measurements
38.3 x 26.2 cm (sheet of paper)
