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An allegory of Winter c. 1644-1700
Pen and brown ink with black wash | 48.3 x 34.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 905943
After Pietro Testa (1607/11-50)
An allegory of Winter c. 1644-1700
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Together with RCIN 905941, this drawing forms a copy after Testa's etching (Bartsch 39). Selene, goddess of the moon, is seated on clouds next to the wind and rain gods who cast icy rain down to the earth. Below, men huddle around a fire while the Ocean leans on a monstrous fish. Twin figures eagerly drink from an overflowing bowl held aloft by two River gods.
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.1800-1820 (Inv. A, p. 127: 'Various Compositions drawn with a Pen by Pietro Testa, many of them etched by himself')
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Medium and techniques
Pen and brown ink with black wash
Measurements
48.3 x 34.2 cm (sheet of paper)
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RL 5943Alternative title(s)
Winter
