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Daniel in the Lions' Den

Drawing
17th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Da Cortona, Pietro (artist)
Place of origin
Italy (drawn)

Daniel in the Lions' Den; God appearing to him, surrounded by angels; Painted with the brush on grey paper, and heightened with white.


Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
TitleDaniel in the Lions' Den
Materials and techniques
Painted with the brush on grey paper, and heightened with white
Paper
Painting
Heightening
Brief description
Da Cortona, Pietro (ascribed to); Daniel in the Lions' Den; God appearing to him, surrounded by angels; Painted with the brush on grey paper, and heightened with white; 17th century.
Physical description
Daniel in the Lions' Den; God appearing to him, surrounded by angels; Painted with the brush on grey paper, and heightened with white.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.4in
  • Width: 8.8in
Original measurements converted from fractional inches into decimal inches (rounded to one decimal place). Dimensions taken from: DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
Object history
This was probably executed for a print, and by the engraver himself.
Subjects depicted
Lions' Den
Angels
God
Daniel
Bibliographic references
  • DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
  • Ward-Jackson, Peter, Italian Drawings, Volume Two: 17th-18th Century , London, 1979, p. 42-43, cat. n. 680, illus. The following is the full text of the entry: CORTONA, PIETRO DA Pietro Berretini (1596-1669) 680 Daniel in the lions' den Tip of the brush and wash heightened with white 16 5/8 x 8 7/8 (422 x 225) Dyce 212 PROVENANCE J. Richardson Sr (Lugt 2184) and Jr (Lugt 2170); Dyce Bequest 1869 LITERATURE Dyce Catalogue no. 212 (as 'anonymous, ascribed to Cortona'); Briganti, pp. 266 and 306; W. Vitzthum in a review of Briganti in Master Drawings, I, 1963, p. 50 The drawing corresponds closely with the painting in the Accademia in Venice, formerly in the Venetian church of S. Daniele. This exact resemblance suggests a copy. But the handling is very close to Cortona and the drawing may well be a modello for the picture, as Briganti states. Vitzthum considers it a copy.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
DYCE.212

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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