Cesare da Sesto (Milan 1477-Milan 1523)
The left hand of St Thomas in the Last Supper c.1515
Red chalk with white heightening, on pale red prepared paper | 13.3 x 14.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 912545
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A study of a left hand, with the back to the spectator, resting on a table; the fingers point downwards to the right, and the thumb is barely seen. A copy of St Thomas's hand in the Last Supper, refectory of Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan.
Provenance
Bequeathed to Francesco Melzi; from whose heirs purchased by Pompeo Leoni, c.1582-90; Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel, by 1630; Probably acquired by Charles II; Royal Collection by 1690
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Medium and techniques
Red chalk with white heightening, on pale red prepared paper
Measurements
13.3 x 14.5 cm (sheet of paper)
