© Fitzwilliam Museum
Study for 'The Institution of the Eucharist'
Artist: Federico Barocci (circa 1535 - 1612)
Location: Fitzwilliam Museum
Date: 1604
Materials: pen & brown ink, brown wash over black chalk, heightened in white, grisaille oil
Dimensions: 51.5 x 35.5cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £225,000 (Total: £945,000; tax remission)
Vendor: Through Sotheby's
Review number: 4948 (2001)
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Provenance:
Sir Peter Lely; 1688 probably to Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke; then by descent untuil 1917; private collection
Description:
Barocci's modello for his painting of the same title commissioned by Pope Clement VIII in 1603. Depicts Christ administering the Eucharist to the faithful who kneel before him. Winged putti look down on the scene.
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