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Marco Ricci (Belluno 1676-Venice 1730)
A stage set based on the Pantheon c. 1715-20
Pen with brown and grey-brown over black chalk | 29.1 x 25.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 905888
Marco Ricci (Belluno 1676-Venice 1730)
A stage set based on the Pantheon c. 1715-20
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A drawing of a domed hall with pairs of marble columns in the foreground, and a frieze of statues in niches in the circular space beyond. Part of a sculptural group can be seen on the extreme left. Inscribed on the verso: No. 8 JS.
The stage represents a domed area like the Pantheon in front of which stretches a colonnaded room. See also RCIN 905886.Provenance
Probably acquired in 1762 by George III from the collection of Joseph Smith, British Consul in Venice
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Medium and techniques
Pen with brown and grey-brown over black chalk
Measurements
29.1 x 25.5 cm (sheet of paper)
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