Design for a pedimented niche
Drawing
late 16th century (made)
late 16th century (made)
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Design for a niche with a female saint in the middle. There are putti at the top. The right is not complete. Above this drawing is an alternate design for the pediment.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Design for a pedimented niche (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Blue wash over black chalk, strengthened in places with pen and ink |
| Brief description | Drawing, design for a pedimented niche, containing a figure of St Catheine of Sienne; above, an alternate deisgn for the pediment, Rome, late 16th century. |
| Physical description | Design for a niche with a female saint in the middle. There are putti at the top. The right is not complete. Above this drawing is an alternate design for the pediment. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Ward-Jackson, Peter, Italian Drawings Volume I. 14th-16th century, London, 1979, p. 221.
The text is as follows:
ROME: late 16th century
492
Design for a pedimented niche, containing
a figure of St Catherine of Sienna; above, an alternative design for the pediment Inscribed 'trenta' and numbered '30'
Blue wash over black chalk, strengthened in places with pen and ink
12 5/8 x 8 (321 x 203) E.620-1922
PROVENANCE Lord Amherst of Hackney (sale, Sotheby, 14 December 1921; bought by E. M. Meat yard and sold by him to the Museum)
By the same hand as no. 493 below. Both drawings are reminiscent of Perino del Vaga in the handling, but the advanced character of the architecture suggests a date well on into the second half of the 16th century. The animal reclining within the pediment in the alternative design appears to be a bear cub, perhaps the emblem of the family for which the design was made. The Orsini sometimes used the bear as a supporter: for examples see G. Falcidia's article on Benefial in Bolletino dei Musei Communali di Roma, II, 1964, nos. 1-4, p. 24, n. 11. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.620-1922 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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