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An allegory of Virtue and Knowledge c. 1644-1700
Pen and brown ink with black wash | 37.7 x 26.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 905945
After Pietro Testa (1607/11-50)
An allegory of Virtue and Knowledge c. 1644-1700
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Together with RCIN 905942, this drawing forms a copy after Testa's etching (Bartsch 32): showing the realm of the senses which has been rejected by the virtuous artist. The earthly delights are represented in a chaotic scene of drinking, dancing, pagan worship and general abandonment.
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
37.7 x 26.2 cm (sheet of paper)
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RL 5945Alternative title(s)
A young man in the service of Virtue and the Sciences
