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Follower of Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680)
A design for a monstrance c.1650-1700
Black chalk, pen with brown ink | 12.3 x 9.8 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 905577
Follower of Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680)
A design for a monstrance c.1650-1700
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A design for a monstrance with elaborate ornamentation including putti and garlands surrounding the Host. RCIN 905571, 905577 and 905576 are thought to be free variations on Bernini's design for a monstrance (possibly connected with the Altar of the Blessed Sacrament, St Peter's) in the Museum der bildenden Künste, Leipzig.
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: 'Of Cielings and Church as well as other Architectural Ornaments')
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Medium and techniques
Black chalk, pen with brown ink
Measurements
12.3 x 9.8 cm (sheet of paper)
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