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Lodovico Gimignani (1643-97)
Mercury ordering Aeneas to leave Carthage
Pen and brown wash, heightened with white, on prepared paper, washed with brown colour | 30.0 x 50.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 905546
Lodovico Gimignani (1643-97)
Mercury ordering Aeneas to leave Carthage
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A drawing of a scene of men working energetically outside the walls of Carthage; with Mercury, hovering above Aeneas, in the act of warning him of his duty. Ships can be seen in the background. This drawing was formerly placed within the Bernini volumes.
Provenance
Probably acquired by George III in 1762 as part of the collection of Cardinal Alessandro Albani; first recorded in a Royal Collection inventory of c.1810 (Inv. A, p. 114: 'Compositions, some Historical')
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Pen and brown wash, heightened with white, on prepared paper, washed with brown colour
Measurements
30.0 x 50.5 cm (sheet of paper)
