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An Angel with Arms Crossed

Guido Reni (1575 - 1642)

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Material / Technique

Black chalk with white chalk highlight, and some areas of grey wash. Blue, laid paper with a circular watermark in top centre of sheet. Inscription on verso in pen and ink. There are several oil based stains on the sheet which appear contemporary and may have originated in the artist’s studio.

Dimensionsh x w: Mått 25,3 x 18,7 cm h x w: Sekundärt underlag 34,8 x 23 cm h x w: Passepartout 55 x 42 cm h x w x d: Ram 60 x 47 x 3,5 cm

Inventory numberNMH 1050/1863

AcqusitionTransferred 1866 from Kongl. Museum

Other titlesTitel (sv): Ängel med korslagda armar Titel (en): An Angel with Arms Crossed Titel i inventariet (sv): Engel med händerna hoplagda öfver bröstet Titel (fr): Ange en buste, les bras croisés

DescriptionDescription: Laid down. Numbered at lower right in pen and brown ink: 884 (Sparre) and on the mount: 4 (struck out) and 884 (Sparre); inscribed below on the mount in pen and red and brown ink: Guido Reni Bolognese. Inscribed on the mount: Allieuo de´Carracii d´anni 67 morì nel 1642. The drawing is a study for the angel on the right in Guido´s painting "Pietà dei Mendicanti" (1613-1616), now in the Pinacoteca Nazionale in Bologna[Bjurström, It. Drawings, cat. no. 1616]

Collection

Geographical origin

Geogr. härkomst: Italy

MaterialPaper, Black chalk (Crayon), White chalk (Crayon)

TechniqueDrawing

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