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Christ and the Samaritan Woman, C457r
  • Production Date

    1841
  • Type of Work / Object

    Drawing

Explanation

  • Sketch for a relief made in 1841. The motif is one in a suite of drawings representing scenes from the life of Christ, all done in pencil, on which Thorvaldsen worked during the last years of his life. He had turned his attention to the same range of motifs in 1817 as the result of a commission from the young Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig.

Motif / Theme

Dimension

  • Height 211 mm
  • Width 316 mm
  • Inscription / Certification / Label

    Avendo avuto il piacere di vedere li Lavori [?di Pittore?, overstreget] del Sig / Pietro Bonanni di Carrara, li [rettet til lo ?] ho trovato piene di talento che meriterebbe qualunche Protetzione
  • Type

    Inscription