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| Andrea Sacchi Study for Figure of St Andrew ca. 1632-50 drawing Royal Collection, Great Britain |
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| Guercino Christ on the Cross (Study for The Crucifixion with Saints) ca. 1624-25 drawing Art Institute of Chicago |
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| Guercino Study for The Martyrdom of St Bartholomew ca. 1635-36 drawing Art Institute of Chicago |
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| Cavaliere d'Arpino Figure Study before 1640 drawing Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
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| attributed to Giovanni Lanfranco Study of Foreshortened Figure, Reclining before 1647 drawing Princeton University Art Museum |
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| attributed to Giovanni Lanfranco Figure di sotto in su with Raised Arms before 1647 drawing Minneapolis Institute of Art |
from Dolores
Thou shalt bind his bright eyes though he wrestle,
Thou shalt chain his light limbs though he strive;
In his lips all thy serpents shall nestle,
In his hands all thy cruelties thrive.
In the daytime thy voice shall go through him,
In his dreams he shall feel thee and ache;
Thou shalt kindle by night and subdue him
Asleep and awake.
– Algernon Charles Swinburne (1866)
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| Il Padovanino (Alessandro Varotari) Figure Study before 1649 drawing British Museum |
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| Alessandro Turchi Study for St Sebastian before 1649 drawing private collection |
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| attributed to Mattia Preti St John the Baptist prepared for Execution ca. 1650-60 drawing Minneapolis Institute of Art |
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| Mattia Preti Angel blowing Trumpet ca. 1652 drawing Getty Museum, Los Angeles |
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| Giovanni Angelo Canini Study for Fallen Angel 1655 drawing Museum Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf |
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| Giovanni Angelo Canini Standing Figure di sotto in su ca. 1660 drawing Royal Collection, Great Britain |
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| Domenico Maria Canuti Seated Youth, Half-Length before 1684 drawing Princeton University Art Museum |
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| Baldassare Franceschini Two Studies of Torso before 1690 drawing Minneapolis Institute of Art |