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Sebastiano Ricci (Belluno 1659-Venice 1734)
A centaur holding a lion cub c. 1717-20
Black chalk, pen and ink and wash | 16.8 x 11.7 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 907035
Sebastiano Ricci (Belluno 1659-Venice 1734)
A centaur holding a lion cub c. 1717-20
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A pen and ink and wash drawing of a centaur holding a lion cub. A study for the painting The Centaur Family. There are several variants of a set of eight paintings in the Palazzo Taverna (formerly Palazzo Gabrielli) in Rome, painted for Marchese Pietro Gabrielli some time after his marriage in Venice in 1717 to Maria Teresa, daughter of Conte Ludovico di Valvasone. Other drawings for the same painting are RCIN 907112 and 907036.
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
16.8 x 11.7 cm (sheet of paper)
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