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Giacomo Cavedone (1577-1660)
The head of St Elizabeth c. 1620-60
Black chalk heightened with white, on grey-brown paper | 35.2 x 23.3 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 905291
Giacomo Cavedone (1577-1660)
The head of St Elizabeth c. 1620-60
Giacomo Cavedone (1577-1660)
The head of St Elizabeth c. 1620-60
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A drawing of the veiled head of St Elizabeth, turned half to the right and with her gaze directed upwards. This is a study for the painting of The Birth of St John the Baptist in the Church of S. Paolo Maggiore, Bologna. Verso: the head of a monk, bald, turned half to the right.
Provenance
Consul Joseph Smith; from whom bought by George III c.1760; first recorded in a Royal Collection inventory of c.1800-20 (Inv.A. p.84: as among 'Teste di Cavedone. Although slight yet Drawn with great Fire and Spirit, most as large as life')
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Medium and techniques
Black chalk heightened with white, on grey-brown paper
Measurements
35.2 x 23.3 cm (sheet of paper)
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