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Ascension of the Virgin

Drawing
late 16th century - early 17th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Rosselli, Matteo (artist)
Place of origin
Italy (drawn)

Ascension of the Virgin; With St John on the right and Justice on the left. Only two figures beneath the celestial group, one of these is an old saint; Red chalk on prepared paper.

Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
TitleAscension of the Virgin
Materials and techniques
Red chalk on prepared paper
Red Chalk
Prepared Paper
Drawing
Brief description
Rosselli, Matteo; Ascension of the Virgin; With St John on the right and Justice on the left. Only two figures beneath the celestial group, one of these is an old saint; Red chalk on prepared paper; Italian; Late 16th - early 17th century.
Physical description
Ascension of the Virgin; With St John on the right and Justice on the left. Only two figures beneath the celestial group, one of these is an old saint; Red chalk on prepared paper.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.7in
  • Width: 5.9in
Original measurement of object 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.
Style
Florentine School
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Subjects depicted
Saint
Virgin Mary
St John
Justice
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. 15 , cat. n. 619, illus. The following is the full text of the entry: BALASSI, MARIO (1604-67) 619 Assumption of the Virgin: on either side of her, St Michael and St Gabriel, and beside the tomb two kneeling apostles Inscribed in ink in an old hand 'Mario Balassi'; also on the mount in red ink in an 18th century hand 'Matteo Rosselli' Red chalk 8 ¾ x 6 (222 x 152) Dyce 172 PROVENANCE J. Richardson Jr (Lugt 2170); Sir J. Reynolds (Lugt 2364); Dyce Bequest 1869 LITERATURE Dyce Catalogue no. 172 (as by Matteo Rosselli) The attribution to Rosselli was maintained in the Department till lately, but the drawing is probably by Balassi (his pupil).
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
DYCE.172

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Record createdSeptember 9, 2009
Record URL
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