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Copy after the Birth of St John the Baptist, Domenico Ghirlandaio in the Tornabuoni Chapel, Santa Maria Novella (Florence)

Watercolour
1865 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Watercolour of group of women in a room. One (Elizabeth) lies in bed. On the stairs under the bed a woman holds a baby. Other women carry on objects.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleCopy after the Birth of St John the Baptist, Domenico Ghirlandaio in the Tornabuoni Chapel, Santa Maria Novella (Florence) (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour, pen, gold and traces of pencil on paper
Brief description
Watercolour, copy after the Birth of St John the Baptist, Domenico Ghirlandaio in the Tornabuoni Chapel, Santa Maria Novella (Florence), Cesare Mariannecci, Arundel Society watercolour, 1865
Physical description
Watercolour of group of women in a room. One (Elizabeth) lies in bed. On the stairs under the bed a woman holds a baby. Other women carry on objects.
Dimensions
  • Height: 458mm
  • Width: 672mm
458x672 mm
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed in ink, lower right: C. Mariannecci fece
Object history
Acquired in 1995 from the National Gallery of London.
Watercolour copy made for the Arundel Society by Cesare Mariannecci in 1865. Not published
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 Unpublished thesis submitted for degree of Doctor of Philosophy, University of Oxford, 1978, p.284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.115-1995

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Record createdMarch 24, 2009
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