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After Pietro Testa (1607/11-50)
An allegory of Spring c. 1644-1700
Pen and brown ink, with black wash | 47.5 x 34.6 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 905944
After Pietro Testa (1607/11-50)
An allegory of Spring c. 1644-1700
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Together with RCIN 905950, this drawing forms a copy after Testa's etching (Bartsch 36): at top left, winged putti, the companions of Venus, throw flowers to repel the wind and rain gods representing the storms of March. On the far right a thunder god releases bolts of lightning from the clouds. Below, an awakening figure yawns while behind him lovers portray various stages of courtship. In the lower right corner a nymph repels a man trying to steal flowers from her lap, only for a satyr to steal them from the other side.
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
47.5 x 34.6 cm (sheet of paper)
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RL 5944Alternative title(s)
Spring
