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Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680)
A design for the garden gate at the papal palace, Castel Gandolfo c.1635-6
Black chalk and pen with brown ink | 15.5 x 15.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 905588
Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680)
A design for the garden gate at the papal palace, Castel Gandolfo c.1635-6
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A design for the garden gate at the papal palace, Castel Gandolfo, probably built about 1636-7. Above the architrave the papal emblem is set within a broken round pediment.
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 and pen with brown ink
Measurements
15.5 x 15.0 cm (sheet of paper)
