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Giovanni Lanfranco (1582-1647)
Recto: A study of a standing putto. Verso: Studies of hands, one holding the hilt of a sword 1616-17
Black and white chalk on grey paper | 27.6 x 18.1 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 905719
Giovanni Lanfranco (1582-1647)
Recto: A study of a standing putto. Verso: Studies of hands, one holding the hilt of a sword 1616-17
Giovanni Lanfranco (1582-1647)
Recto: A study of a standing putto. Verso: Studies of hands, one holding the hilt of a sword 1616-17
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Recto: a study of a putto standing with his arms outstretched and his legs crossed. Verso: a study of a hand holding the hilt of a sword, and another with extended index finger. These were made in preparation for the decorative elements in the Sala dei Corazzieri, Palazzo del Quirinale, 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
Black and white chalk on grey paper
Measurements
27.6 x 18.1 cm (sheet of paper)
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