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Stefano Pozzo (c.1707-1768)
St Cecilia distributing alms c. 1750
Black and white chalk on blue paper | 33.1 x 28.7 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 905646
Stefano Pozzo (c.1707-1768)
St Cecilia distributing alms c. 1750
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A drawing of St Cecilia standing on a balcony as she distributes bread from a basket to women and infants below. She is assisted by others including a male saint giving alms to beggars, on the right. This composition is based on Domenichino's fresco of the same subject in the church of S Luigi dei Francesi, Rome.
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.1800-1820 (Inv. A, p.110: among 21 'Ditto of Pietro de Petris. And five of the School of Carlo Maratti')
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Medium and techniques
Black and white chalk on blue paper
Measurements
33.1 x 28.7 cm (sheet of paper)
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