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Follower of Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680)
A design for a reliquary
Pen and brown ink over black chalk | 26.7 x 14.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 905611
Follower of Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680)
A design for a reliquary
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A design for a reliquary with two putti sitting on a casket, supporting an oval frame decorated with palm leaves. The left side of the drawing is roughly indicated. See also RCIN 905610.
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 ink over black chalk
Measurements
26.7 x 14.2 cm (sheet of paper)
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