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The Virgin and Child, St. Joseph and the young St. John the Baptist

Drawing
ca. 1630-48 (made)
Artist/Maker
Cantarini (artist)
Place of origin
Italy (made)

Red chalk drawing depicting Virgin and Child, St. Joseph and the young St. John the Baptist.


Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
TitleThe Virgin and Child, St. Joseph and the young St. John the Baptist (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Red chalk drawing
Red Chalk
Paper
Drawing
Brief description
Red chalk drawing studies by Simone Cantarini depicting the Virgin and Child, St. Joseph and the young St. John the Baptist. Italian School, ca. early 17th century.
Physical description
Red chalk drawing depicting Virgin and Child, St. Joseph and the young St. John the Baptist.
Subjects depicted
Religion
Virgin
Joseph
St. John the Baptist
Bibliographic reference
Ward-Jackson, Peter, Italian Drawings, Volume Two: 17th-18th Century , London, 1979, p.29 , cat. n. 647, illus. The following is the full text of the entry: copy after CANTARINI, SIMONE 647 Studies for the Virgin and Child, St Joseph and the young St John the Baptist Red chalk 9 3/4 x 8 3/4 (248 x 222) D.l055-1900 PROVENANCE Dalton Bequest 1900 LITERATURE Dalton Catalogue, p. 18 ('style ofVerrocchio'); Reitlinger, p. 17, no. 35 (as by Simone Cantarini or possibly Elisabetta Sirani) Dr Andrea Emiliani, in a letter dated February 1960, states that he has found an exact repetition of this drawing in the Pinacoteca at Bologna (inv. no. 49-1633). He suggests that both drawings have weaknesses that indicate they are copies after an original by Cantarini.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
D.1055-1900

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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