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Sebastiano Ricci (Belluno 1659-Venice 1734)
The Virgin and Child appearing to St Bruno c. 1725 - c. 1730
Black chalk, pen and ink and wash | 23.4 x 16.4 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 907022
Sebastiano Ricci (Belluno 1659-Venice 1734)
The Virgin and Child appearing to St Bruno c. 1725 - c. 1730
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A black chalk and pen and ink drawing of a painting on an altar. Inscribed on the verso: No. 54 JS. A study for Ricci's altarpiece of the Virgin and Child appearing to St Bruno in the Certosa di Vedana, Belluno, painted c. 1725-30. In the finished painting the composition is reversed, and the lunette of God the Father only appears in the drawing.
Provenance
Consul Joseph Smith; acquired by George III in 1762
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Medium and techniques
Black chalk, pen and ink and wash
Measurements
23.4 x 16.4 cm (sheet of paper)
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