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Martelaarschap van de romeinse officieren Johannes en Paulus

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painter of the Italian 17th century (1591–1666) · 1591–1666

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Date: c. 1627 - c. 1632
Medium: paper, ink
Institution: Rijksmuseum

The degree of detail in this drawing indicates that Guercino had a very vivid idea of the beheading of John and Paul. The sheet was probably one of the first – and by far the most lugubrious – of many studies in preparation for an altarpiece, which is now in Toulouse. Guercino ultimately arrived at a more modest and l ess bloody composition for the altarpiece.

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