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Italian School, Roman, 17th century
A monk carried up to heaven c. 1650-1700
Pen and brown wash, heightened with body-colour, on grey-brown paper | 17.0 x 30.9 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 906718
Italian School, Roman, 17th century
A monk carried up to heaven c. 1650-1700
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A drawing of a monk, accompanied by angels and putti, ascending to heaven on a bank of clouds. The composition is shaped to a quatrefoil. It has been squared for enlargement. Inscribed, lower right: Ludovico Gemignani. This drawing is connected with a ceiling fresco in the third chapel to the right in the church of S Caterina di Magnanapoli, Rome.
Provenance
Probably acquired by George III in 1762 as part of the collection of Cardinal Alessandro Albani; listed in George III's 'Inventory A,' c.1800-1820, p.128 ('Moderna Schuola Romana / Tom. I.'), nos.1-6: 'Six of Gemignana'
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Medium and techniques
Pen and brown wash, heightened with body-colour, on grey-brown paper
Measurements
17.0 x 30.9 cm (sheet of paper)
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