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Anniversary of the Plague at Palermo

Drawing
circa 1906 (made)
Artist/Maker
Grano, Antonino (made)
Place of origin
Palermo (made)

Pen and wash drawing of the anniversary of the plague at Palermo


Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
TitleAnniversary of the Plague at Palermo (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pen and wash drawing
Paper
Pen
Wash
Drawing
Brief description
Pen and wash drawing by Antonio Grano: Anniversary of the Plague at Palermo.
Physical description
Pen and wash drawing of the anniversary of the plague at Palermo
Dimensions
  • Height: 7 11/16in (Note: Measurement from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921)
  • Width: 5 7/16in (Note: Measurement from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921)
Marks and inscriptions
In ink Antonino Grano. Anniversario della Peste in Palermo. (Inscription from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921)
Place depicted
Palermo
Bibliographic references
  • Ward-Jackson, Peter, Italian Drawings, Volume Two: 17th-18th Century , London, 1979, p.55 , cat. n. 713, illus. The following is the full text of the entry: GRANO, ANTONIO (d.1718) 713 The Virgin and Child at the intercession of Saint Rosalia taking pity on the plague-stricken town of Palermo and causing the Angel of Death to sheathe his sword Inscribed (possibly by the artist) 'Anniversario della Peste in Palermo/ Antonio Grano' Pen and ink and wash 8 x 5 5/8 (203 x 143) E.4011-1919 PROVENANCE Bernard H. Webb Bequest 1919 The plague to which the inscription refers is doubtless that of 1624, which ceased when the bones of Saint Rosalia, found by a hunter, were laid in Palermo Cathedral. Hugh Macandrew has stated (1974) that the Ashmolean Museum has a drawing of the Trinity inscribed (or signed) Antonio Grano in the same handwriting. The drawing is differently handled, with denser washes and white heightening, so that it is difficult to say whether it is or is not by the same artist.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.4011-1919

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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