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School of Paolo Veronese (1528-88)
The Presentation in the Temple 1575 - 1625
Black chalk and brown wash with white heightening, on blue paper | 23.2 x 14.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 906704
School of Paolo Veronese (1528-88)
The Presentation in the Temple 1575 - 1625
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A drawing of the Virgin kneeling before an altar, the Christ Child in her arms; a priest standing over them and other figures kneeling around.
Popham (in P&W): 'This feeble little drawing is catalogued by the Tietzes [no. 2190] under 'Heirs of Paolo Veronese' on the strength of a resemblance they find in it to the chiaroscuros for S. Andrea di Torcello'.Provenance
Listed in George III’s Inventory A, c.1800, p. 59, ‘Titiano Paolo Veronese e Scuola Veneziana’, among ‘45. to 51. A Head....by Paolo Veronese, and six after him.’
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Medium and techniques
Black chalk and brown wash with white heightening, on blue paper
Measurements
23.2 x 14.5 cm (sheet of paper)
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