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Giovanni Lanfranco (1582-1647)
A study for an evangelist c.1638-44
Pen and brown ink | 15.9 x 15.9 cm (diameter) | RCIN 905675
Giovanni Lanfranco (1582-1647)
A study for an evangelist c.1638-44
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A preliminary study in a circular format for a seated evangelist. This is possibly St Matthew from the frescoes of the Four Evangelists decorating the pendentives of the crossing of SS Apostoli, Naples. See also RCIN 905697, 905683, 905687.
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
Pen and brown ink
Measurements
15.9 x 15.9 cm (diameter)
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