Three putti on a cloud, detail of the Death of St. Francis Xavier, Church of Sant' Andrea al Quirinale, Rome
Three putti on a cloud, detail of the Death of St. Francis Xavier, Church of Sant' Andrea al Quirinale, Rome

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Three putti on a cloud, detail of the Death of St. Francis Xavier, Church of Sant' Andrea al Quirinale, Rome,

1752–56

Augustin Pajou, French, 1730–1809
after Il Baciccio (Giovanni Battista Gaulli), 1639–1709; born Genoa, Italy; died Rome, Italy
x1948-428

Information

Title
Three putti on a cloud, detail of the Death of St. Francis Xavier, Church of Sant' Andrea al Quirinale, Rome
Dates

1752–56

Maker
Augustin Pajou
after Il Baciccio (Giovanni Battista Gaulli)
Medium
Black chalk
Dimensions
20.4 x 14.8 cm (8 1/16 x 5 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Dan Fellows Platt, Class of 1895
Object Number
x1948-428
Place Depicted

Europe, Italy, Rome

Inscription
in graphite, verso lower left: E 34 - [with X above in red pencil] | PAJOU 54 211 [in Platt hand] in graphite, verso lower right: 7399 [in circle]
Marks/Labels/Seals
Stamp in blue, verso lower left: D.F.P. [in circle] [Lugt 750a]
Culture
French
Type
drawings
Materials
laid paper, black chalk
Subject
putti, clouds

Possibly from one of three albums of Pajou drawings that remained in possession of his son Jacques-Augustin-Catherine Pajou (1766–1828); purchased, probably in London, in 1925 by Dan Fellows Platt, stamp (L. 750a), verso, lower left, in blue.

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