Apotheosis of Saint George

1693/1694

Sebastiano Ricci

Associated Names
Sebastiano Ricci

Artist, Venetian, 1659 - 1734

The image is a light red chalk sketch on a beige paper, depicting human figures in abstract poses. The figures are shown at various angles and positions, some reclining or floating. Their facial features are indistinct, with suggestions of faces and hair. The figures are draped in flowing garments sketched with loose lines to simulate movement. There are no visible objects or pieces of jewelry. The background is plain, showing the rough texture of the sketch paper.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Private collection, London; private collection, Rome; (Stanza del Borgo, Milan); Mr. and Mrs. William Rudolf, New York; gift to NGA, 2018.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1976

  • Turner, Nicholas. "Sebastiano Ricci at Udine," Master Drawings 14, no. 2 (Summer 1976): 186 [Fig. 1 omitted by mistake and provided in 15, no. 3].

2006

  • Scarpa, Annalisa. Sebastiano Ricci. Milan, 2006: 160, under no. 50.

Inscriptions

by later hand, upper right verso in graphite: 13; by later hand, center verso in graphite: 7032 / 1989/2

Wikidata ID

Q64630706

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