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Attributed to Giovanni Lanfranco (1582-1647)
Recto: A female saint supported by putti on clouds. Verso: Three studies of angels and clouds c.1625-7
Red chalk | 30.1 x 22.7 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 905669
Attributed to Giovanni Lanfranco (1582-1647)
Recto: A female saint supported by putti on clouds. Verso: Three studies of angels and clouds c.1625-7
Attributed to Giovanni Lanfranco (1582-1647)
Recto: A female saint supported by putti on clouds. Verso: Three studies of angels and clouds c.1625-7
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Recto: a drawing of a veiled female saint seated on two tiers of clouds supported by putti. The paper is made up of three pieces, one of which bears a drawing of part of a saint writing with a skull to his right. Verso: three studies of putti, clouds, and angels. Both recto and verso studies were made in preparation for the fresco on the dome of S Andrea della Valle, 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.1810 (Inv. A, p. 84: 'Study's for various paintings, not above three or four small Compositions in the whole Volume')
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Medium and techniques
Red chalk
Measurements
30.1 x 22.7 cm (sheet of paper)
