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Lazzaro Baldi (1623-1703)
The Martyrdom of St Sebastian c.1660-70
Pen and brown wash, heightened with white | 34.3 x 22.8 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 906721
Lazzaro Baldi (1623-1703)
The Martyrdom of St Sebastian c.1660-70
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A drawing of the saint being tied to a pillar, his armour at his feet. A study for Baldi's painting on the second left side-altar in Cortona cathedral, probably painted in the 1660s. Inscribed: Lorenzo B (and) Lorenzo Baldi. Squared for transfer.
For the painting see R. Contini (ed.), Pietro da Cortona per la sua terra. Da allievo a maestro, exh. cat. Cortona 1997, fig. 24.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, p.128 ('Moderna Schuola Romana / Tom. I.'), no.10: '...and one of Lazzaro Baldi.'
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Pen and brown wash, heightened with white
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34.3 x 22.8 cm (sheet of paper)
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