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Studio of Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680)
Christ triumphant c.1665-9
Pen and brown wash, heightened with white | 18.0 x 14.9 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 905584
Studio of Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680)
Christ triumphant c.1665-9
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A drawing in an oval format of Christ sitting enthroned in the centre of a radiance, and borne up by the four symbols of the Evangelists. This may be a design for a catafalque and fireworks for the Palazzo Farnese, June 1668.
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
Pen and brown wash, heightened with white
Measurements
18.0 x 14.9 cm (sheet of paper)
