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Giuseppe Passeri (1654-1714)
The Assumption of the Virgin c. 1686-1714
Pen and brown wash, heightened with white and grey gouache over red chalk; squared | 24.8 x 27.1 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 990263
Giuseppe Passeri (1654-1714)
The Assumption of the Virgin c. 1686-1714
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A drawing of the Virgin rising from a sarcophagus, as she ascends to heaven on clouds supported by angels and putti. This is a composition study for the fresco on the wall of the nave in the church of S Maria in Aracoeli.
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.1800-1820 (Inv. A, p. 110: 'Mostly Historical, Sacred and Profane')
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Medium and techniques
Pen and brown wash, heightened with white and grey gouache over red chalk; squared
Measurements
24.8 x 27.1 cm (sheet of paper)
