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St Anthony of Padua

Drawing
ca. 1555-1615 (made)
Artist/Maker
Barocci, Federico (artist)
Place of origin
Italy (drawn)

St Anthony of Padua preaching to the animals. At the back, a study of two warriors dragging prisoners after their horses; Pen and sepia washed on grey paper, and heightened with white.


Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
TitleSt Anthony of Padua
Materials and techniques
Pen and sepia washed on grey paper, and heightened with white
Pen
Sepia
Grey Paper
Drawing
Heightening
Wash Technique
Brief description
Barocci, Federico; St Anthony of Padua preaching to the animals. At the back, a study of two warriors dragging prisoners after their horses; Pen and sepia washed on grey paper, and heightened with white; Bolognese School; ca. 1555-1615.
Physical description
St Anthony of Padua preaching to the animals. At the back, a study of two warriors dragging prisoners after their horses; Pen and sepia washed on grey paper, and heightened with white.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.7in
  • Width: 16in
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.
Style
Bolognese School
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Object history
Collections - Lord Arundel, Sir Peter Lely, Jonathan Richardson, junior, and Paul Sandby.
Subjects depicted
Animals
Warriors
Prisoners
Horses
St Anthony of Padua
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 I. 14th-16th century, London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1979, p. 196. The text is as follows: ? ZUCCARO, FEDERICO 426 Recto St Blaise (S. Biagio) blessing the animals Verso Two mounted soldiers struggling with three men on foot Pen and ink and wash heightened with white on blue paper 9 ¾ x 16 (248 x 406) Dyce 295 PROVENANCE Sir P. Lely (Lugt 2092, on verso); P. Sylvester (lugt 2108); J. Richardson, Sr (Lugt 2184); Dyce Bequest 1869 LITERATURE Dyce catalogue, no. 295 (as Barocci) The Dyce catalogue wongly identifies the saint as St Anthony of Padua. He preached to fishes, not animals, and he was neither bishop nore abbot. The old attribution to Barocci is unconvincing. The syle and handling seem to point in the direction of Zuccaro.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
DYCE.295

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Record createdSeptember 15, 2009
Record URL
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