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Follower of Giulio Romano (Rome c. 1499-Mantua 1546)
The Calling of the Sons of Zebedee 1525 - 1600
Pen and ink with wash and white heightening, finely squared in black chalk; on discoloured and fly-specked paper | 23.1 x 38.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 905082
Follower of Giulio Romano (Rome c. 1499-Mantua 1546)
The Calling of the Sons of Zebedee 1525 - 1600
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A drawing of Christ gesturing towards four men working in a boat. Popham (in P&W): 'A feeble drawing, whether a copy after Giulio Romano or an original production by a scholar, it is difficult to say; probably the latter. It is in the style of [990307] only feebler.'
Provenance
In George III’s Inventory A, c.1800-20, p. 16, ‘Diversi Maestri Antichi’, Tom. 1, among ‘Pages 56….Containing old Masters of the Florentine, Roman and Lombard School, not of the first Class, but many are mentioned by Giorgio Vasari.’
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Medium and techniques
Pen and ink with wash and white heightening, finely squared in black chalk; on discoloured and fly-specked paper
Measurements
23.1 x 38.5 cm (sheet of paper)
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