Alessandro Algardi (Bologna 1598-1654 Rome)
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Alessandro Algardi (Bologna 1598-1654 Rome)

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt, with a kneeling angel presenting flowers

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Alessandro Algardi (Bologna 1598-1654 Rome)
The Rest on the Flight into Egypt, with a kneeling angel presenting flowers
black chalk, watermark circle, the upper corners cut
7 5/8 x 9 in. (195 x 228 mm.)
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Lot Essay

This is one of a number of variations on the subject by Algardi: a gilded bronze relief is in the Palazzo Venezia in Rome and drawings are at Windsor Castle, Dusseldorf, Florence, Lisbon, New York (sold at Christie's, London, 2 July 1996, lot 56) and Los Angeles (J. Montagu et al., Algardi, L'altra faccia del barocco, exhib. cat., Rome, Palazzo delle Esposizioni, 1999, nos. 13 and 73-78).
The attribution to Algardi was kindly confirmed by Jennifer Montagu upon examination of the drawing.

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