Study for the Head of Saint Charles Borromeo

Image credit: The Henry Barber Trust, The Barber Institute of Fine Arts, University of Birmingham

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This drawing is a study for the head of the figure of Saint Carlo Borromeo in the High Altarpiece of the Church of S. Carlo al Corso, Rome, which represents Saint Carlo presented to the Virgin and Child, and was painted in 1658–1690 on the commission of Cardinal Omodei. A sketch for the whole composition of the altarpiece is in the Louvre, Paris.

The Barber Institute of Fine Arts

Birmingham

Title

Study for the Head of Saint Charles Borromeo

Date

c.1658–1690

Medium

red chalk heightened with white on blue paper

Measurements

H 36.1 x W 27.9 cm

Accession number

37.7

Acquisition method

purchased, 1937

Work type

Drawing

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