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21 - ITALIAN SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURYDRAWING OF A ROMAN MARBLE RELIEF FROM THE VILLA ALBANI, ROMEPen and brown ink, grey washBears indistinct inscription (verso)21 x 19cm (8¼ x 7¼in.)Therelief, depicting winged sea-creatures flanking a central candelabrum, wasamong the celebrated antiquities collected for Cardinal Alessandro Albani inthe 18th century.Comparison with the surviving marble demonstrates that the drawing was made priorto later restoration, preserving details that were subsequently altered. Whileno published source precisely dates the restoration of this relief, theacquisition of the Albani collection by the Torlonia family in 1866 marked thebeginning of systematic conservation and interventions. The drawing thereforeprovides valuable evidence of the work's earlier state, likely dating to thelate 18th or early 19th century.
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ITALIAN SCHOOL, 18TH CENTURYDRAWING OF A ROMAN MARBLE RELIEF FROM THE VILLA ALBANI, ROMEPen and brown ink, grey washBears indistinct inscription (verso)21 x 19cm (8¼ x 7¼in.)Therelief, depicting winged sea-creatures flanking a central candelabrum, wasamong the celebrated antiquities collected for Cardinal Alessandro Albani inthe 18th century.Comparison with the surviving marble demonstrates that the drawing was made priorto later restoration, preserving details that were subsequently altered. Whileno published source precisely dates the restoration of this relief, theacquisition of the Albani collection by the Torlonia family in 1866 marked thebeginning of systematic conservation and interventions. The drawing thereforeprovides valuable evidence of the work's earlier state, likely dating to thelate 18th or early 19th century.
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Vagabond: Chapter OneAuction house
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