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Sebastiano Ricci (Belluno 1659-Venice 1734)
A study for the arrival of the body of St Mark c. 1728
Black chalk, pen and ink and wash | 17.0 x 28.1 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 907115
Sebastiano Ricci (Belluno 1659-Venice 1734)
A study for the arrival of the body of St Mark c. 1728
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A black chalk, pen and ink and grey wash drawing of figures in a lunette. A study for Ricci's painted cartoon for the mosaic decoration of the façade of S. Marco, Venice, showing the Arrival of the Body of St Mark. The paintings are now in the Antichiesetta, Palazzo Ducale. Other drawings for the project are RCINs 907116-7, 907122, 907139-40.
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
17.0 x 28.1 cm (sheet of paper)
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