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Attributed to Andrea Sacchi (1599-1661)
A seated male nude, holding a staff
Red chalk | 40.6 x 26.6 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 904900
Attributed to Andrea Sacchi (1599-1661)
A seated male nude, holding a staff
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Recto: a male nude sitting with his legs apart, and his head and his torso turned to the left. He holds a staff in his left hand. There is an indication of a landscape setting around him. Verso: a seated male nude, seen from behind.
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
Measurements
40.6 x 26.6 cm (sheet of paper)
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