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Virgin and Child

Drawing
ca. 1567 (made)
Artist/Maker
Barocci, Federico (artist)
Place of origin
Italy (drawn)

Virgin and Child; Red and black chalk on laid paper, squared in black chalk for copying and inscribed with a stylus.

Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
TitleVirgin and Child (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Red and black chalk on laid paper, squared in black chalk for copying and inscribed with a stylus
Red Chalk
Black Chalk
Laid Paper
Drawing
Squaring (Transferring Technique)
Inscribed
Brief description
Barocci, Federico, Virgin and Child, Red and black chalk on laid paper, squared in black chalk for copying and inscribed with a stylus; A study for the Madonna di S.Simone in the Galleria Nazionale, Urbino; Italian; (probably) 1567.
Physical description
Virgin and Child; Red and black chalk on laid paper, squared in black chalk for copying and inscribed with a stylus.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.7in
  • Width: 4.9in
Original measurements converted from fractional inches into decimal inches (rounded to one decimal place). Dimensions taken from: DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
Style
Bolognese School
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Object history
This is a study for the Madonna di S.Simone in the Galleria Nazionale, Urbino.
Subjects depicted
Woman
Child
Virgin Mary
Jesus Christ
Bibliographic references
  • DYCE COLLECTION. A Catalogue of the Paintings, Miniatures, Drawings, Engravings, Rings and Miscellaneous Objects Bequeathed by The Reverend Alexander Dyce. London : South Kensington Museum, 1874.
  • Lambert, Susan. Drawing: Technique & Purpose. London: Victoria & Albert Museum, 1981. 19 p.
  • Ward-Jackson, Peter, Italian Drawings. Volume I. 14th-16th century, London, 1979, p. 35 The following is the full text of the entry: BAROCCI, FEDERICO ( ?1535-1612) 36 Virgin and Child: study for the Madonna di S. Simone in the Galleria Nazionale, Urbino Black and red chalk; squared in black chalk 8 3/4 x 5 1/8 (222 x 130) Dyce 294 PROVENANCE Dyce Bequest 1869 LITERATURE Dyce Catalogue no. 294 (as by Barocci) Re-touched by a later hand, notably in the drapery. The painting may be dated 1567 (see H. Olsen, Barocci, Copenhagen, 1962, p. 149, no. 16, pl. 22). There is a similar drawing in the National Gallery of Scotland, listed as a copy after Barocci in Andrews, Catalogue, 1, p. 13, D.4890-48, and fig. 116.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
DYCE.294

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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