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Italy: Rome, the Vatican. Record drawing of a rectangular panel showing symmetrical grotesque work of vases, birds and winged figures in foliage.
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Reference number
Adam vol.26/23
Purpose
Italy: Rome, the Vatican. Record drawing of a rectangular panel showing symmetrical grotesque work of vases, birds and winged figures in foliage.
Aspect
Elevation
Inscribed
Inscribed in ink in a contemporary hand delle Vaticano
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably 1760 - 63
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, pen, brown wash; ink framing line340 x 157
Hand
Giuseppe Manocchi (attributed to)
Notes
This drawing and its companion in Adam vol.26/24, which has the same inscription, are presumably variations on the work of Giovanni da Udine (1487-1564) in the Raphael logge of the Vatican. The lower section of the composition can be compared with Adam vol.26/19.
Level
Drawing
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