The Martyrdom of Saint Anastasia, Michelangelo Cerruti, 1721

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The Martyrdom of Saint Anastasia, 1721, Pen and brown ink, brush and pale brown wash, highlighted with white gouache, over black chalk, 20-15/16 x 15-1/16 in. ( x cm), Drawings, Michelangelo Cerruti ('Il Candelottaro') (Italian, Rome 1663–1748 Rome), Robert Dance identified this drawing as a study by Cerruti for a ceiling painting in the nave of Santa Anastasia, Rome. The outlines of the elaborately shaped field of the canvas are clearly established in the drawing

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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