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Drawing

ca. 1500-1530 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The Salutation; A man appears on the left ascending the steps, with a bundle on his shoulder; Mary and Elizabeth are embracing, and St. Joseph with a burden stands in the foreground on the right; Study in black chalk.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Black chalk on paper
Brief description
Sarto, Andrea del; The Salutation; A man appears on the left ascending the steps, with a bundle on his shoulder; Mary and Elizabeth are embracing, and St. Joseph with a burden stands in the foreground on the right; Study for the picture in the Scalza at Florence; Black chalk on paper; Italian; ca. 1500-1530.
Physical description
The Salutation; A man appears on the left ascending the steps, with a bundle on his shoulder; Mary and Elizabeth are embracing, and St. Joseph with a burden stands in the foreground on the right; Study in black chalk.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.9in
  • Width: 5.3in
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
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Object history
This is a study for the picture in the Scalza at Florence. There is an engraving of this composition with the address of Antonie Lefreri.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
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.
Collection
Accession number
DYCE.153

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Record createdOctober 6, 2009
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