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A Monk Casting Out A Devil c. 1597
Pen and ink with wash over black chalk, on blue paper, heightened with white | 39.2 x 28 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 904985
Paolo Farinati (1524-1606)
A Monk Casting Out A Devil c. 1597
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A drawing of a monk reading from a book over the figure of a possessed man, who is supported by a bearded figure. A small winged devil, fleeing the body of the possessed man, is sketched in chalk above them. Three other figures are watching on, among the columns and pilasters of an imposing classical building. Corresponds with a painting by Farinati in San Giovanni, Piacenza, dated 1597. Inscribed at lower left, in the 'Reliable Windsor Venetian hand', ‘Di P. Farinato'.
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Probably acquired by Charles II; listed in George III's 'Inventory A,' c.1800-20, p. 117, 'Paolo Farinati'
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Medium and techniques
Pen and ink with wash over black chalk, on blue paper, heightened with white
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39.2 x 28 cm (sheet of paper)
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