CHIARI Fabrizio (Attributed to) Rome around 1615 - id. ; 1695 The meeting of Jacob and Esau (Genesis 33. 1 - 7) Pen, brown ink and brown wash. Enlarged by a band vertically to the left (5 cm). Framing lines in pen. Slightly tiled with black stone. Glued on sheet. (Small restorations in the lower corners; small resumptions at the junction of the leaves in pen and black ink; small stains and small punctures) H. 18,1 - L. 46,2 cm Preparatory drawing for the decoration of the Gallery of Pope Alexander VIl in the Quirinal Palace (Rome).

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