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Copy after Zacharias writes down the name of his Son, Domenico Ghirlandaio in the Tornabuoni Chapel, Santa Maria Novella (Florence)

Watercolour
1860s-1880s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Watercolour of a group of people in a richly decorated room, with arches. In the middle a woman holds a baby in her hands. At her right, an old man (Zacharias) writes on a sheet on his legs.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleCopy after Zacharias writes down the name of his Son, Domenico Ghirlandaio in the Tornabuoni Chapel, Santa Maria Novella (Florence) (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour, gold, pen and traces of pencil, on paper
Brief description
Watercolour, copy after Zacharias writes down the name of his Son, Domenico Ghirlandaio in the Tornabuoni Chapel, Santa Maria Novella (Florence), Cesare Mariannecci, Arundel Society watercolour, 19th century
Physical description
Watercolour of a group of people in a richly decorated room, with arches. In the middle a woman holds a baby in her hands. At her right, an old man (Zacharias) writes on a sheet on his legs.
Dimensions
  • Height: 461mm
  • Width: 673mm
461x673 mm
Object history
Acquired in 1995 from the National Gallery of London.
Watercolour copy made for the Arundel Society and published as a chromolithograph (inv. No.21605) in 1867 by Storch and Kramer under the direction of Ludwig Gruner.
Associated object
21605 (Reproduction)
Bibliographic references
  • Alessandro Salucci, Il Ghirlandaio a Santa Maria Novella: un percorso tra storia e teologia, Firenze, Edifir 2012
  • Jean K. Cadogan, Domenico Ghirlandaio: artist and artisan, New Haven, CT; London: Yale University Press, 2000
  • Tanya Ledger, A Study of the Arundel Society 1848-1897. Unpublished thesis submitted for degree of Doctor of Philosophy, University of Oxford, 1978, p.284
Collection
Accession number
E.113-1995

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Record createdMarch 24, 2009
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