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Italian School, Roman, 17th century
A group of figures around an oil-lamp c. 1600-50
Pen and brown wash | 20.2 x 13.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 905520
Italian School, Roman, 17th century
A group of figures around an oil-lamp c. 1600-50
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A drawing of a huddled group of figures in a room, including two women with babies. The standing woman on the right holds up an oil-lamp.
Probably by a post-Caravaggesque artist interested in strong light effects, but just possibly by one of his late sixteenth-century predecessors.Provenance
Probably acquired by George III in 1762 as part of the collection of Cardinal Alessandro Albani
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Medium and techniques
Pen and brown wash
Measurements
20.2 x 13.5 cm (sheet of paper)
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