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Lodovico Gimignani (1643-97)
Marcus Curius Dentatus rejecting the gifts of the Samnite Ambassadors
Black wash, heightened with white over black chalk | 25.3 x 38.7 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 906808
Lodovico Gimignani (1643-97)
Marcus Curius Dentatus rejecting the gifts of the Samnite Ambassadors
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A drawing of a scene by an encampment, with Marcus Curius Dentatus holding up a turnip towards the ambassador and soldiers surrounding him. The Samnite gestures towards their offerings of ornate vessels and treasures. Inscribed: L. Gimignani.
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.1810 (Inv. A, p. 128: 'Guglielmo Burgognone a Cotempory of Carlo Maratti. Baccicia. Baldi. and others of inferior note')
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Medium and techniques
Black wash, heightened with white over black chalk
Measurements
25.3 x 38.7 cm (sheet of paper)
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