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The Coronation of the Virgin

Drawing
late 16th century (made)
Place of origin

Drawing, The Coronation of the Virgin, Italian, late 16th century.


Object details

Object type
TitleThe Coronation of the Virgin (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink and wash heightened with white, over black chalk, on grey or faded blue paper
Brief description
Drawing, The Coronation of the Virgin, Italian, late 16th century.
Dimensions
  • Length: 286mm
  • Width: 251mm
Style
Bibliographic reference
Ward-Jackson, Peter, Italian Drawings Volume I. 14th-16th century, London, 1979, p. 239. The text is as follows: SCHOOL UNKNOWN late 16th century 555 The Coronation of the Virgin Pen and ink and wash heightened with white, over black chalk, on grey or faded blue paper 11 ¼ x 9 7/8 (286 x 251) D.983-1900 PROVENANCE Sir J. Reynolds (Lugt 2364); J. Barnard (Lugt 1417); Dalton Bequest 1900 LITERATURE Dalton Catalogue, p. 10 (under school of the Carracci) The drawing was catalogued under the Carracci school till lately , but there is nothing in the handling to justify the attribution. The composition recalls Morazzone's oval painting of the subject in the Cappella del Rosario in S. Vittore, Varese, and a study for it in the Uffizi. The picture is illustrated in G. Nicodemi, Pier Francesco Mazzucchelli delto il Morazzolle, Varese, 1927, pl. 40; the study in R. Ciardi's article on Morazzone in Critica d'Arte, 6, pp. 145-65, pl. 77.
Collection
Accession number
D.983-1900

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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