Attributed to Ludovico Carracci (Bologna 1559-1619)

Christ and the Madonna appearing to Saint Dominic writing the rules of the Order

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Attributed to Ludovico Carracci (Bologna 1559-1619)
Christ and the Madonna appearing to Saint Dominic writing the rules of the Order
with inscription 'Di Lodovico Caracci Pensiere di un quadro che esistevce nel convento delli Domenicani di Bologna' on the backing
black chalk, pen and brown ink, grey wash heightened with yellow on brown prepared paper
12 x 12 in. (305 x 305 mm.)

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Dr. Babette Bohn has kindly confirmed the attribution on the basis of a photograph in a letter dated 10 March 2000. She dates the drawing to 1605-12 and compares it to one in the Musée du Louvre (inv. no. 7707), Paris, related to the picture of Saint Francis in the Prado, Madrid.

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