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Studio of Pietro de' Pietri (1663-1716)
The Investiture of Carloman c. 1700
Pen and brown wash, heightened with body-colour, over black chalk | 20.9 x 14.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 905654
Studio of Pietro de' Pietri (1663-1716)
The Investiture of Carloman c. 1700
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A drawing of a young man kneeling before a bishop on some steps in a church with an elegant classical interior. The figures surrounding the scene include two men bearing garments to cover the man's nakedness, perhaps as part of a ceremony of investiture.
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
Pen and brown wash, heightened with body-colour, over black chalk
Measurements
20.9 x 14.2 cm (sheet of paper)
Other number(s)
RL 5654Alternative title(s)
A girl taking a vow of poverty
