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Pietro de' Pietri (1663-1716)
The Virgin and Child adored by Saints c. 1705
Black and white chalk on blue-grey paper | 42.0 x 28.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 905649
Pietro de' Pietri (1663-1716)
The Virgin and Child adored by Saints c. 1705
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A drawing of the Virgin seated, with the Child standing at her knees. On the left St Lawrence(?) kneels to kiss the Child's hand. St Antony of Padua(?) and a female figure kneel in the foreground. This is a study for the whole composition of the altarpiece in the church of S Maria in Via Lata, Rome. For a study of the head of the Virgin, see RCIN 904401. Another drawing for this composition is in Düsseldorf.
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-grey paper
Measurements
42.0 x 28.2 cm (sheet of paper)
