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Giovanni Lanfranco (1582-1647)
Studies of a man leaning forward and a hand c.1624-5
Black and white chalk on grey-brown paper | 35.5 x 22.9 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 905692
Giovanni Lanfranco (1582-1647)
Studies of a man leaning forward and a hand c.1624-5
Giovanni Lanfranco (1582-1647)
Studies of a man leaning forward and a hand c.1624-5
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Recto: a study of a man, half-length, leaning forward; below is a larger detail study of his left hand. This is a preparatory drawing for a figure on the left-hand side of the Last Supper, National Gallery of Ireland; previously catalogued as related to the fresco of Christ Mocked from the ceiling of the left wing in the Cappella della Pietà, St Peter's, Rome. Verso: a study of a woman's head with closed eyes, and three studies of legs.
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
Black and white chalk on grey-brown paper
Measurements
35.5 x 22.9 cm (sheet of paper)
