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Attributed to Andrea Sacchi (1599-1661)
A study for the figure of the pope on the tomb of Urban VIII in St Peter's, Rome c.1627-50
Red chalk | 20.0 x 18.8 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 905558
Attributed to Andrea Sacchi (1599-1661)
A study for the figure of the pope on the tomb of Urban VIII in St Peter's, Rome c.1627-50
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A study for the figure of the seated pope on the tomb of Urban VIII: he is seen from a low viewpoint, with his right arm raised in benediction. This is an exact copy of the statue. (It is unclear whether Blunt considered it a study for, or a drawing after the monument.)
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; first recorded in a Royal Collection inventory of c.1810 (Inv. A, p. 114: 'The Monuments of Popes in St: Peters')
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Medium and techniques
Red chalk
Measurements
20.0 x 18.8 cm (sheet of paper)
Other number(s)
RL 5558
