Statue of bishop Alessandro Sauli, Church of Santa Maria Assunta di Carignano, Genoa
Statue of bishop Alessandro Sauli, Church of Santa Maria Assunta di Carignano, Genoa

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Statue of bishop Alessandro Sauli, Church of Santa Maria Assunta di Carignano, Genoa,

18th century

after Pierre Puget, French, 1620–1694
formerly attributed to Augustin Pajou, French, 1730–1809
x1948-436

Information

Title
Statue of bishop Alessandro Sauli, Church of Santa Maria Assunta di Carignano, Genoa
Dates

18th century

Maker
after Pierre Puget
Medium
Red chalk; counterproof
Dimensions
28.5 x 18.3 cm (11 1/4 x 7 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Dan Fellows Platt, Class of 1895
Object Number
x1948-436
Place Depicted

Europe, Italy, Genoa

Inscription
in ink, lower center: a Genova del Signor Pujot [in unknown hand] in graphite, verso lower left: E 28 - [with X above in red pencil] 1925 | PAJOU 23 2-2- [in Platt hand] in graphite, verso lower center: In Genoa p | Prob after Puget in S. Maria in Carignano | then = Beato Aless Sauli in graphite, verso lower right: 7368 [in circle]
Marks/Labels/Seals
Stamp in black, verso lower left: D.F.P. [in circle] [Lugt 750a]
Culture
French
Type
drawings
Materials
red chalk, laid paper
Subject
putti, bishops (prelates), counterproofs, statues, men

Purchased, probably in London, in 1925 by Dan Fellows Platt, stamp (L. 750a), verso, lower left, in black.

formerly attributed to Augustin Pajou, French, 1730–1809

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