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Attributed to Francesco Borromini (1599-1667)
A design for the entablature of the Baldacchino in St Peter's, Rome c.1625
Pen and brown wash over black chalk | 39.2 x 34.1 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 905636
Attributed to Francesco Borromini (1599-1667)
A design for the entablature of the Baldacchino in St Peter's, Rome c.1625
Attributed to Francesco Borromini (1599-1667)
A design for the entablature of the Baldacchino in St Peter's, Rome c.1625
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A design for the entablature of the Baldacchino in St Peter's, Rome (see 905635 for details). At the centre of the frieze is the Barberini symbol of the sun, on a separate piece of paper collaged on.
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: 'The Ciborio at St: Peters')
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Medium and techniques
Pen and brown wash over black chalk
Measurements
39.2 x 34.1 cm (sheet of paper)
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