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Pietro de' Pietri (1663-1716)
The Decapitation of St John the Baptist
Black chalk | 33.0 x 21.6 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 905652
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A drawing of St John the Baptist kneeling before his executioner, who is about to draw his sword. A soldier lights the scene with a torch held aloft, and two women watch from the doorway on the left.
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 chalk
Measurements
33.0 x 21.6 cm (sheet of paper)
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