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Italy: Rome, the Vatican. Unfinished record drawing showing two rectangular panels, one above the other, for grotesque work. The upper panel has two winged half figure putti holding an urn. The lower panel has two female winged figures on scalloped shells on either side of a human mask.
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Reference number
Adam vol.26/27
Purpose
Italy: Rome, the Vatican. Unfinished record drawing showing two rectangular panels, one above the other, for grotesque work. The upper panel has two winged half figure putti holding an urn. The lower panel has two female winged figures on scalloped shells on either side of a human mask.
Aspect
Elevations
Signed and dated
- Undated, probably 1760 - 63
Medium and dimensions
Pencil, pen
172 x 345
Hand
Giuseppe Manocchi (attributed to) or studio
Notes
This unfinished drawing is for a grotesque panel in the style of the work for the Vatican by Giovanni da Udine (1487-1564). It is in the same style and unfinished state as those drawings in Adam vol.26/25 and 26, and may be the work of Giuseppe Manocchi (c.1731-82) or, more likely, an assistant since the draughtsmanship is crude. Although derived from the Vatican logge they do not obviously correspond to any of the pilasters.
Level
Drawing
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