Design for a vaulted ceiling
Drawing
1511-74 (made)
1511-74 (made)
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Drawing, design for a vaulted ceiling, with the four evangelists in medallions in the corners and a saint or prophet in an octagon in the middle, by Giorgio Vasari (1511-74).
Object details
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| Title | Design for a vaulted ceiling (generic title) |
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| Brief description | Drawing, design for a vaulted ceiling, with the four evangelists in medallions in the corners and a saint or prophet in an octagon in the middle, by Giorgio Vasari (1511-74). |
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| Bibliographic reference | Ward-Jackson, Peter, Italian Drawings Volume I. 14th-16th century, London, 1979, p. 184.
The text is as follows:
VASARI, GIORGIO
(1511-71)
406
Design for a vaulted ceiling, with the four evangelists in medallions in the corners and a saint or prophet in an octagon in the middle
Inscribed on the back of the mount in a later hand ‘Ramenghi Bartolomeo detti il Bagnacavallo’
Pen and ink and wash
11 1/8 x 12 1/8 (283 x 308) E.4451-1920
PROVENANCE A. Grahl (Lugt 1199); B. Geiger (sale, Sotheby, 7 December 1920, lot 14, bought by the Museum)
The old attribution to Bagnacavallo was maintained in the department till lately, but the style is characteristic of Vasari. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.4451-1920 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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