Study for the figure of St. Marc
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Dimensionsh x w: Mått 21,2 x 35,6 cm
Inventory numberNMH 588/1863
AcqusitionTransferred 1866 from Kongl. Museum (Carl Gustaf Tessin)
Other titlesTitle (sv): Studie av Sankt Markus liggande framstupa på marken Title (en): Study for the figure of St. Marc Title (en): Study for the figure of St Mark lying prostrate on the ground Inventory title (sv): Liggande mansfigur
DescriptionDescription: Study for the figure of St. Marc. Laid down. Inscribed at lower left in pen and black ink: C. Cortese. (Nicola Pio?), numbered in pen and brown ink at lower right: 4 changed into 502 (Sparre). Preparatory study for apse frescoe showing the martyrdom of St. Marco, Rome, 1653-55. Cf preceeding no. A red chalk academy in a somewhat different position, in the Farnesina has been identified by Graf as a possible preparatory study for St. Marc. [Bjurström, It. Drawings, cat. no. 671]
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MaterialPaper, Black chalk (Crayon)