View of the Tomb of Pope Alexander VII in St Peter's, Rome
Drawing
after 1678 (drawn)
after 1678 (drawn)
| Artist/Maker |
Figure of Truth, shown clothed
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | View of the Tomb of Pope Alexander VII in St Peter's, Rome (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | Red chalk and brown wash |
| Brief description | Drawing, 'View of the Tomb of Pope Alexander VII in St Peter's, Rome', copy after Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini, red chalk and brown wash, after 1678 |
| Physical description | Figure of Truth, shown clothed |
| Dimensions |
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| Style | |
| Production type | Unique |
| Object history | PROVENANCE Sir T. Lawrence; S. Woodburn (sale, Christie, 4-8 June 1860; bought for the Museum) |
| Bibliographic reference | Ward-Jackson, Peter, Italian Drawings, Volume Two: 17th-18th Century, London, 1980, cat. 629, p. 23.
The following is the full text of the entry:
copy after
BERNINI, GIOVANNI LORENZO
629
View of the tomb of Pope Alexander VII in St Peter's, Rome
Red chalk and brown wash
11 3/8 x 10 1/4 (290 x 260) 2271
PROVENANCE Sir T. Lawrence; S. Woodburn (sale, Christie, 4-8 June 1860; bought for the Museum)
The figure of Truth, left naked by Bernini, is here shown clothed; so the drawing must date from after 1678 when the drapery was added.
Not illustrated |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 2271 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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