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The Triumph of Painting c. 1642-1700
Pen and brown ink with black wash | 42.7 x 35.3 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 905948
After Pietro Testa (1607/11-50)
The Triumph of Painting c. 1642-1700
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Together with RCIN 905947, this drawing forms a copy after Testa's etching (Bartsch 35): on the left stand the piebald horses of Painting's chariot. The putti above them mix colours in a bowl. In the rainbow arching over them, Iris shields her eyes from the light emitted from Parnassus. Painting is greeted by a group of female figures- the nine muses. To the right is Mount Helicon, with Pegasus striking a rock thereby causing the fountain of inspiration to gush forth. In the middle distance poets who have drunk from its waters stand in front of the temple of immortal fame.
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
42.7 x 35.3 cm (sheet of paper)
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RL 5948Alternative title(s)
An allegory of Painting
