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Study for a woodcut of Giovanni da Bologna's "Rape of the Sabines": 2861

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Study for a woodcut of Giovanni da Bologna's "Rape of the Sabines"

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Andreani, Andrea

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Notes

History note: Robert Udney (Lugt 2248); Sir J.C. Robinson (Lugt 1433); his sale, Christie's, 12th May 1902, lot 27 (as by Giovanni Bologna), bt. Clough (£2.10s)

Measurements and weight

Height: 421 mm
Width: 165 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1913) by Clough, G.T.

School or Style

Italian

Materials used in production

Brown ink
White chalk
Brown wash
Black chalk
Red chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( carta azzura)

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Pen, brown ink, black chalk, brown wash, heightened with white (partly reduced), with traces of red chalk, perhaps offset, on faded carta azzura, laid down on a washed mount, with traces of stylus

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Identification numbers

Accession number: 2861
Primary reference Number: 7041
Lugt: 2248
Lugt: 1433

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 8 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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