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St John and St Peter at the empty tomb of Christ
Painter: Romanelli, Giovanni Francesco
History note: Pope Urban VIII, for whom painted; Domenicho, Servio and Cardinal Bichi; Abbé Theulin, Paris, 1927; Sotheby's, Monte Carlo, (?) 25 June 1984, lot 3339; with Hazlitt; Gooden and Fox, from whom bought
Given by the Friends of The Fitzwilliam Museum, with the aid of the Regional Fund administered by the Victoria & Albert Museum on behalf of The Museums and Galleries Commission, 1985
Height: 46.8 cm
Width: 38.4 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1985) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Production date: before AD 1641
One of two paintings commissioned by Pope Urban VIII, which were paid for on October 20, 1641.
Support composed of copper ( silvered)
Painting (image-making) : Oil on silvered copper
Accession number: PD.260-1985
Primary reference Number: 1029
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
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