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Watercolour, copy after the Massacre of the Innocents, Domenico Ghirlandaio in the Tornabuoni Chapel, Santa Maria Novella (Florence)

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

Watercolour of a dramatic scene where soldiers kill children. Women are desperate and scream. In the background buildings and a Roman arch.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleWatercolour, copy after the Massacre of the Innocents, 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 the Massacre of the Innocents, Domenico Ghirlandaio in the Tornabuoni Chapel, Santa Maria Novella (Florence), Cesare Mariannecci, Arundel Society watercolour, 19th century
Physical description
Watercolour of a dramatic scene where soldiers kill children. Women are desperate and scream. In the background buildings and a Roman arch.
Dimensions
  • Height: 451mm
  • Width: 672mm
451 x 672 mm
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed in ink, lower right: C. Mariannecci
Object history
Acquired in 1995 from the National Gallery of London.
Watercolour copy made for the Arundel Society by Cesare Mariannecci. 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 Unpublished thesis submitted for degree of Doctor of Philosophy, University of Oxford, 1978, p.285
Collection
Accession number
E.118-1995

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Record createdMarch 24, 2009
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