Saint Francis Xavier Preaching to a Group in Orientalizing Costume: Study for a Group Portrait in the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome (recto); Outline (traced?) Sketch of the Head of a Bearded Man Wearing a Spiked Helmet or Crown (verso)

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Saint Francis Xavier Preaching to a Group in Orientalizing Costume: Study for a Group Portrait in the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome (recto); Outline (traced?) Sketch of the Head of a Bearded Man Wearing a Spiked Helmet or Crown (verso)

c. 1756

Marco Benefial (Italian, 1684–1764)

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Object Details

Title:

Saint Francis Xavier Preaching to a Group in Orientalizing Costume: Study for a Group Portrait in the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome (recto); Outline (traced?) Sketch of the Head of a Bearded Man Wearing a Spiked Helmet or Crown (verso)

Date:

c. 1756

Artist:

Marco Benefial (Italian, 1684–1764)

Medium:

Brush and gray wash with traces of black chalk on cream laid paper (recto); black chalk (verso)

Dimensions:

Sheet: 9 3/16 x 12 11/16 inches (23.3 x 32.2 cm)

Classification:

Drawings

Credit Line:

Bequest of Anthony Morris Clark, 1978

Accession Number:

1978-70-185

Geography:

Made in Italy, Europe

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