Allegory on Vigilance. Preparatory study for a ceiling decoration in S. Carlo al Corso, Rome

Artist/Maker

DatesMade: Made 1680

Material / Technique

Dimensionsh x w: Mått 35,8 x 41 cm

Inventory numberNMH 625/1863

AcqusitionTransferred 1866 from Kongl. Museum (Carl Gustaf Tessin)

Other titlesTitle (sv): Allegori över vaksamheten. Förberedande studie till en takmålning i San Carlo al Corso, Rom, 1680 Title (en): Allegory on Vigilance. Preparatory study for a ceiling decoration in S. Carlo al Corso, Rome

DescriptionDescription: Laid down. Numbered at lower right in pen and brown ink: 535. (Sparre). The fresco is part of the ceiling decoration of the ambulatory of S. Carlo al Corso, Rome and can be dated by a payment made on January 9, 1680. U. Fischer Pace points out that the male figure in the foreground is a variation of the theme of the reclining Hercules by Annibale Carracci in the Camerino Farnese. [Bjurström, It. Drawings, cat. no. 722]

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Geographical origin

MaterialBlack chalk (Crayon), Paper, Red crayon (Crayon)

TechniqueDrawing