Swooning female figure being raised from the basin of a fountain
Drawing
ca. late 17th century (made)
ca. late 17th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
Pen and ink and wash drawing depicting a female figure, swooning or drowning, being raised from a well or fountain by a saint descending from heaven.
Object details
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| Title | Swooning female figure being raised from the basin of a fountain (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink and wash heightened with white on brown washed paper |
| Brief description | Pen and ink drawing by Giuseppe Passeri, formerly attributed to Correggio, depicting a swooning female figure being raised from the basin of a fountain. Italy, ca. late 17th century. |
| Physical description | Pen and ink and wash drawing depicting a female figure, swooning or drowning, being raised from a well or fountain by a saint descending from heaven. |
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| Credit line | Dalton Bequest |
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| Bibliographic reference | Ward-Jackson, Peter, Italian Drawings, Volume Two: 17th-18th Century , London, 1979, p. 73, cat. n. 779, illus.
The following is the full text of the entry:
PASSERI, GIUSEPPE (1654-1714)
779
A drowning woman rescued from a well by a saint descending from heaven
Pen and ink and wash heightened with white on brown washed paper
12 3/8 x 8 3/8 (315 x 213) D.l033-1900
PROVENANCE Dalton Bequest 1900
LITERATURE Dalton Catalogue, p. 15 (as school of Correggio)
The attribution to Passeri was suggested by Mr Popham in 1951. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | D.1033-1900 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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