Saint Benedict Orders the Destruction of Idols at Montecassino, Gaspare Serenario, 1694–1759

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Saint Benedict Orders the Destruction of Idols at Montecassino, 1694–1759, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, highlighted with yellow and white gouache, over black chalk or leadpoint, on beige paper, 8 7/16 x 4 3/4in. ( x 12cm), Drawings, Gaspare Serenario (Italian, Palermo 1694–1759 Palermo (?)), This highly finished composition drawing was featured in the Dúrcal sale in 1889 as the work of Domenico Gargiulo, and the artist's nickname 'Spadaro' (for 'Micco Spadaro') was presumably then annotated along the upper border of the sheet

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
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