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Andrea Sacchi (1599-1661)
Studies of a man, hands and feet
Red and white chalk on buff paper | 24.9 x 32.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 904942
Andrea Sacchi (1599-1661)
Studies of a man, hands and feet
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A sheet of studies of parts of a man walking to the right and making a gesture of surprise; with a study of a leg, upper left. This figure occurs in a drawing in the Louvre (14132) representing Latona and the peasants; it bears an inscription which shows that it is by Bartolomeo Postiglione, a pupil of Sacchi.
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 52 'Study's for various Compositions and Academical figures')
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Medium and techniques
Red and white chalk on buff paper
Measurements
24.9 x 32.5 cm (sheet of paper)
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