Seated Apostles and Putti, Giovanni Lanfranco, 1637–38

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Seated Apostles and Putti, 1637–38, Red chalk, 5 3/16 x 9 5/8in. ( x ), Drawings, Giovanni Lanfranco (Italian, Parma 1582–1647 Rome), One of Lanfranco's major commissions in Naples were the frescoes painted in 1637-38 on the rib-vault of the nave in the church of the Certosa di San Martino. In the circular compartments along the center of the vault, Lanfranco painted Christ appearing in a glory of angels, and in the triangular compartments above the windows groups of apostles, prophets, sibyls, and putti

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