Studies of cherubs for ceiling decoration
Drawing
ca. 1640-1660 (drawn)
ca. 1640-1660 (drawn)
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| Place of origin |
This sheet of lively studies was previously attributed to Poussin's friend the Flemish sculptor François Duquesnoy, who worked in Rome and carved a series of reliefs of children. It appears to have been made in preparation for the execution of a painted ceiling which included flying cherubs. The unidentified artist evidently drew the studies from the life, inventing various different airborne poses for his infant model.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Studies of cherubs for ceiling decoration |
| Materials and techniques | Red chalk |
| Brief description | Anonymous, mid-17th century Italian red chalk drawing, previously attributed to François Duquesnoy: studies of cherubs for ceiling decoration |
| Physical description | Sheet of red chalk studies of a naked infant in various airborne poses. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Constantine Alexander Ionides |
| Object history | Bequeathed by C.A. Ionides, 1900 |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This sheet of lively studies was previously attributed to Poussin's friend the Flemish sculptor François Duquesnoy, who worked in Rome and carved a series of reliefs of children. It appears to have been made in preparation for the execution of a painted ceiling which included flying cherubs. The unidentified artist evidently drew the studies from the life, inventing various different airborne poses for his infant model. |
| Bibliographic reference | Ward-Jackson, Peter, Italian Drawings. Volume II. 17th-18th century, London, 1979, pp. 109-110
The following is the full text of the entry:
Studies (13 on I sheet) of flying putti
Red chalk
11 ½ x 7 5/8 (293 x 193) CAI.l050
PROVENANCE Ionides Bequest 1901 (Lugt 488)
LITERATURE <i>Ionides Catalogue</i>, p. 11 (as by Duquesnoy) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CAI.1050 |
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| Record created | March 27, 2008 |
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