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The Birth of the Virgin

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

Red chalk drawing depicting 'The Birth of the Virgin'.


Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
TitleThe Birth of the Virgin (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Red chalk drawing
Red Chalk
Paper
Drawing
Brief description
Red chalk drawing study by Simone Cantarini for the picture of 'The Birth of the Virgin'. Italian School, ca. early 17th century.
Physical description
Red chalk drawing depicting 'The Birth of the Virgin'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 260mm
  • Width: 206in
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Subjects depicted
Birth
Religion
Virgin
Bibliographic reference
Ward-Jackson, Peter, Italian Drawings, Volume Two: 17th-18th Century , London, 1979, pp.28-29 , cat. n. 645, illus. The following is the full text of the entry: CANTARINI, SIMONE known as Simone da Pesaro and il Pesarese ( 1612-48) 645 The Birth of the Virgin Inscribed in ink in a 17th century hand 'Simone Cantarino 39'; on the back of the mount an 18th century inscription in ink quoting a passage from Malvasia that describes how Cantarini became a disciple of Reni; inscribed also on the back in ink in a different hand 'Dan1 Green Es.' Red chalk 10 ¼ x 8 1/8 (260 X 206) D.1008-1900 PROVENANCE J. Richardson Jr (Lugt 2170); Dalton Bequest 1900 LITERATURE Dalton Catalogue, p. 12 (as by Cantarini); A. Emiliai, Catalogue of an exhibition of 17th century Emilian drawings in the Brera, Milan, June-July 1959, pp. 38-9, no. 30 Emiliani compares the drawing with another of the same subject and in the same style in the Brera.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
D.1008-1900

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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