Allegory over the coat of arm of the Chigi family
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Dimensionsh x w: Mått 24,5 x 17,5 cm
Inventory numberNMH 637/1863
AcqusitionTransferred 1866 from Kongl. Museum (Carl Gustaf Tessin)
Other titlesTitel (sv): Allegori över Chigifamiljens vapen Titel (en): Allegory over the coat of arm of the Chigi family Titel i inventariet (sv): Allegorisk bild med afseende å Påfvens vapen
DescriptionDescription: Allegory over the coat of arm of the Chigi family. Laid down. Inscribed at lower left in pen and black ink: Pierre Cortone and on the mount: Gregori Griff. To the left a women with a crown of thorns kneels with a cross on the ground in front of her and with the mounts of the Chigi crest in her arms. From the right a man with a wreath of laurel approaches with a streamer with a cross and the Chigi star in his hand. To the right a tree which occurs in the Chigi coat of arms as well. The years 1655-1667 Alessandro VII Chigi was pope. An attribution to Lazzaro Baldi has been suggested. [Bjurström, It. Drawings, cat. no. 678]
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MaterialPaper, Ink, Black chalk (Crayon)