David beheading Goliath
Drawing
mid 16th century (made)
mid 16th century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Attributed to Lorenzo Costa the Younger, David beheading Goliath , Mantua, mid 16th century.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | David beheading Goliath (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink and wash squared in black chalk |
| Brief description | Attributed to Lorenzo Costa the Younger, David beheading Goliath , Mantua, mid 16th century. |
| Dimensions |
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| Style | |
| Object history | The drawing is certainly from the Mantuan school. On the mount, Hugo Chapman has attributed to drawing to Lorenzo Costa the Younger, which is the most plausible attribution. Another possibility is the Mantuan student of Giulio Romano, the artist Giovanni Battista Bertani. The highly finished drawing probably served as a preparatory study for a fresco or a painting. |
| Bibliographic reference | Ward-Jackson, Peter, Italian Drawings Volume I. 14th-16th century, London, 1979, p. 217.
The text is as follows:
MANTUA OR PADUA:
mid 16th century
477
David beheading Goliath
Inscribed on the back in pencil in a later hand ‘Parmigiano’
Pen and ink and wash; squared in black chalk
12 x 8 ½ (305 x 216)
PROVENANCE Dalton Bequest 1900
LITERATURE Dalton Catalgogue, p. 15 (under school of Parmigianino)
The drawing appears to have little connection with Pamigianino. Giulio Romano is a more obvious influence. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | D.1028-1900 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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