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Giovanni Lanfranco (1582-1647)
Recto: A study of a woman standing with an arm outstretched. Verso: A drapery study c.1629-32
Black and white chalk, detail in red, on grey-brown paper | 39.0 x 23.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 905701
Giovanni Lanfranco (1582-1647)
Recto: A study of a woman standing with an arm outstretched. Verso: A drapery study c.1629-32
Giovanni Lanfranco (1582-1647)
Recto: A study of a woman standing with an arm outstretched. Verso: A drapery study c.1629-32
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Recto: a study of a woman standing with one arm outstretched and the other raised above her head. To the right is a study of loosely-draped legs; squared for transfer. Verso: a study of a mass of drapery. These are preparatory drawings for the fresco of Christ Mocked on the ceiling of the left wing, Cappella della Pietà, St Peter's.
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, detail in red, on grey-brown paper
Measurements
39.0 x 23.0 cm (sheet of paper)
