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Martyrdom of the Roman Officers John and Paul
Guercino, c. 1627 - c. 1632
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.
- Artwork typedrawing
- Object numberRP-T-1964-38
- Dimensionsheight 210 mm x width 302 mm
- Physical characteristicspen en penseel in bruin