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Constantine's vision of the Cross before the battle of Ponte Milvio

Drawing
ca. 1591 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Procaccini, Camillo (draftsman)
Place of origin
Riva San Vitale (Canton Ticino, Switzerland) (commissioned)

On the left hand-side an angel has appeared to Constantine, at the centre and at the right an army of soldiers and horsemen are gathering on the bank of a river


Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
TitleConstantine's vision of the Cross before the battle of Ponte Milvio (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink, squared in black chalk
Ink
Black Chalk
Pen
Brief description
Drawing. 'Constantine's vision of the Cross before the battle of Ponte Milvio'. Catalogued as Anonymous Italian in Peter Ward-Jackson, 'Italian Drawings, Volume One, 14th - 16th century, Victoria and Albert Museum' (1979), cat. no. 518. Attributed to Camillo Procaccini by N.Ward Neilson 'Camillo Procaccini' (1979), pp.141-142.
Physical description
On the left hand-side an angel has appeared to Constantine, at the centre and at the right an army of soldiers and horsemen are gathering on the bank of a river
Dimensions
  • Height: 174mm
  • Width: 160mm
Measured Dec 2012. Object 176 x 258 mm, pasted to sheet 207 x 291 mm.
Style
Mannerism
Marks and inscriptions
Credit line
Ionides Bequest
Object history
Ionides (Lugt 488) 1901 bequest
Attributed to Camillo Procaccini by N. Ward Neilson (1979)
Historical context
Study for the picture of the same subject in the church of S.Croce, at Riva San Vitale.
Subject depicted
Constantine, Flavius Valerius (The Great)
Associated object
CAI.392
Bibliographic references
  • PWJ, 1979, no. 518
  • N. Ward Neilson, Camillo Procaccini. Paintings and Drawings, New York and London, 1979, pp. 141-2.
  • Cassinelli, Daniele and Paolo Vanoli, Camillo Procaccini (1561-1629): le sperimentazioni giovanili tra Emilia, Lombardia e Canton Ticino, Milan: Silvana Editoriale, 2007.
  • p. 115 La Renaissance et le rêve Paris : Réunion des Musées Nationaux, 2013. ISBN: 9782711860616.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
CAI.376

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Record createdOctober 26, 2006
Record URL
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