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Drawing

mid 17th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Bordone, Paris (made)
Place of origin
Italy (made)

Red chalk, pen and wash drawing of a man (St. John the Baptist) preaching in the open air.


Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
Materials and techniques
Red chalk, pen and wash drawing.
Paper
Red Chalk
Pen
Wash
Drawing
Brief description
Drawing, St John the Baptist preaching, artist unknown, Venetian school, mid 17th century
Physical description
Red chalk, pen and wash drawing of a man (St. John the Baptist) preaching in the open air.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7 1/2in (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: 11in (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
Numbered in front 174 and at the back 23. Inscribed at the back Il Caporal Mco Patazza nelle | presenti Contingenze | Sonetto | Vienga sto Frosio, Vienga a fe di dine. (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)
Credit line
Bernard H. Webb Bequest.
Subject depicted
St. John the Baptist
Bibliographic references
  • Ward-Jackson, Peter, Italian Drawings. Volume II. 17th-18th century, London, 1979, p. 103 The following is the full text of the entry: St John the Baptist preaching Inscribed in ink '174'; and again on the back in ink in an 18th century hand 'Il caporal (?) Mco Patacca nelle prcsenti Contingenze. S6netto. Vienga (?) sto Frosio, vienga a fe di .. .'; inscribed also on the back in pencil in a modern hand: 'Paris Bordone' Pen and ink and wash over red chalk 7 ½ x l0 7/8 (190 X 276) E•3977-1919 PROVENANCE Bernard H. Webb Bequest 1919 The former attribution to Bordone is not consistent with the style.
  • 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.3977-1919

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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