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Antonio Santacroce

Header: Antonio Santacroce
Also known as: Antonio Santacroce; primary name: Santacroce, Antonio
Details: individual; cleric/religious official; collector; Italian; Male
Life dates: 1599-1641
Biography: Roman born cleric in the circle of Francesco Barberini, later Pope Urban VIII, alongside such collectors/ patrons as Cassiano del Pozzo. His collection of drawing acquired by the French collector Pierre Crozat when he was in Italy 1714-15. Santacroce's drawings can be identified thanks to the pen inscriptions written in the lower right corner in capital letters, a list of the known examples if
Bibliography: M. Epifani, 'Il cardinal Antonio Santacroce: Collezionsista di disegni', "Les Cahiers d'Histoire de l'Art", 2004, 2, pp. 83-115 [pp. 91-111 gives a catalogue of 56 drawings so far identified from his collection]