Female saint (St. Cecilia?) holding a flag and martyr's palm

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Dimensionsh x w: Mått 17 x 11,5 cm

Inventory numberNMH Anck 546

AcqusitionPurchase 1896

Other titlesTitel (sv): Kvinnligt helgon (S:ta Cecilia?) som håller en fana och en palmkvist Titel (en): Female saint (St. Cecilia?) holding a flag and martyr's palm

DescriptionDescription: Verso: Study for the Attempted Assassination of S. Carlo Borromeo on October 26th, 1569 (fragment). Indistinct red chalk Provenance: M.G. Anckarsvärd ; A Michaelson ; K. Michaelson ; S. Josephson ; Acquired by the museum in 1896 A painting of the subject on the verso was executed after 1640 for the "Chiesa di Santo Spirito" at Urbino. Other studies for the painting are in the Uffizi, Florence and the Brera, Milano. [Bjurström, It. Drawings, cat. no. 1324]

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MaterialRed crayon (Crayon), Paper

TechniqueDrawing

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