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Giovanni Lanfranco (1582-1647)
A study for the figure of Christ c.1629-32
Black and white chalk on grey-brown paper | 18.9 x 26.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 905718
Giovanni Lanfranco (1582-1647)
A study for the figure of Christ c.1629-32
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A study of a male torso, with arms crossed at the wrists; a preparatory drawing for the figure of Christ in 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 on grey-brown paper
Measurements
18.9 x 26.0 cm (sheet of paper)
