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The Virgin and Child adored by St John and other saints c.1680-1730
Red chalk | 53.5 x 36.3 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 906723
After Giacinto Calandrucci (1646-1707)
The Virgin and Child adored by St John and other saints c.1680-1730
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A drawing of the Virgin with the Child on her lap, seated above St John the Evangelist and other saints. The scene is set against a colonnade partly shrouded in couds within which putti hover. This is based upon Carlo Maratti's painting in the Uffizi.
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.'), of nos. 11-14: '4. Four finish'd Drawings, in Red Chalk of some Scholar of Maratti's.'
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Medium and techniques
Red chalk
Measurements
53.5 x 36.3 cm (sheet of paper)