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Drawing
Carracci, Annibale, born 1560 - died 1609 - Enlarge image
Drawing
- Place of origin:
Italy (possibly, drawn)
- Date:
ca. 1580-1609 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Carracci, Annibale, born 1560 - died 1609 (artist)
- Materials and Techniques:
sepia pen and ink and wash
- Credit Line:
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
- Museum number:
DYCE.291
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level H, case DG, shelf 19
Physical description
Allegorical subject for a book illustration; Nude female figure stepping upon a globe; Cupid above, supporting drapery, on which a cardinal's arms are designed, a trophy on the left, and a fallen crown and turban on the right; There is a signature on the drawing of Friederich Inspach, who was probably a former owner.
Place of Origin
Italy (possibly, drawn)
Date
ca. 1580-1609 (made)
Artist/maker
Carracci, Annibale, born 1560 - died 1609 (artist)
Materials and Techniques
sepia pen and ink and wash
Marks and inscriptions
There is a signature on the drawing of Friederich Inspach, who was probably a former owner.
Dimensions
Height: 5.5 in, Width: 3 in
Object history note
There is a signature on the drawing of Friederich Inspach, who was probably a former owner.
Descriptive line
Carracci, Annibale; Allegorical subject for a book illustration; Nude female stepping upon a globe; Cupid above, supporting drapery, on which a cardinal's arms are designed, a trophy on the left, and a fallen crown and turban on the right; Bolognese School; ca. 1580-1609.
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
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 II. 17th-18th century, London, 1979, p. 100
The following is the full text of the entry:
Allegory
An illegible inscription, possibly German, in the lower margin in a darker ink
Pen and ink and wash; the outlines incised with a stylus
5 5/8 x 3 (143 x 76) Dyce 291
PROVENANCE Dyce Bequest 1869
LITERATURE <i>Dyce Catalogue</i> no. 291 (as Annibale Carracci)
The drawing shows a naked woman, her right foot upon a globe, and a flag in her right hand. A crown and cloak hang upon a branch of the tree beside her, and a winged putto holds out above her head a canopy decorated with the arms of a cardinal, probably the three bees of Barberini. Enclosed in a framing line in ink. Probably a design for an engraving. The old attribution seems to have no justification. The <i>Dyce Catalogue</i> gives the inscription as <i>Friederich Inspach</i>, but this reading does not seem correct. A similar subject is represented an etching of Simone Cantarini (Bartsc 19, p. 143, no. 34)•
Materials
Pen and wash; Sepia
Techniques
Drawing
Subjects depicted
Nude; Drapery; Turban; Globe; Cupid; Woman
Categories
Drawings; Illustration; Allegory
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection