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Lazzaro Baldi (1623-1703)
St Bruno defending the Sacraments against Berengar of Tours at the Council of 1079 c. 1684
Pen and brown wash | 24.3 x 27.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 905203
Lazzaro Baldi (1623-1703)
St Bruno defending the Sacraments against Berengar of Tours at the Council of 1079 c. 1684
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A composition drawing with St Bruno and Berengar of Tours standing before the pope, who sits surrounded by cardinals. St Bruno points to a painting of the Host surrounded by clouds and cherubs' heads. A study for Baldi's fresco of c.1684 in the Chapel of St Bruno, in the Cathedral of Segni, to the south-east of Rome, as identified by V. Casale, 'Alcune precisazioni sui disegni di Lazzaro Baldi', Prospettiva 1983 (33-36), pp. 262-75.
Catalogued in Blunt and Cooke 1960 as Attrib. Sacchi, and in Blunt 1971 as Cortona school.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
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Creator(s)
Attributed to a follower of (artist)Acquirer(s)
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Medium and techniques
Pen and brown wash
Measurements
24.3 x 27.2 cm (sheet of paper)
Object type(s)
Other number(s)
RL 5203
