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Drawing

first half of 16th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Rosso Fiorentino (artist)
Place of origin
Italy (drawn)

A maiden resisting the attack of a ram by holding to its face the polished surface of the shield of her lover: he and the rest of her companions are endeavouring to escape; Pen, washed with bistre.

Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
Materials and techniques
Pen, washed with bistre
Pen
Bistre
Drawing
Wash Technique
Brief description
Rosso Fiorentino (ascribed to); A maiden resisting the attack of a ram by holding to its face the shield of her lover: he and the rest of her companions are endeavouring to escape; Pen, washed with bistre; Italian; First half of 16th century.
Physical description
A maiden resisting the attack of a ram by holding to its face the polished surface of the shield of her lover: he and the rest of her companions are endeavouring to escape; Pen, washed with bistre.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.1in
  • Width: 14.4in
Original measurement of object 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
Florentine School
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Subjects depicted
Shield
Ram
Woman
Man
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.
  • Ward-Jackson, Peter, Italian Drawings Volume I. 14th-16th century, London: Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1979, p. 230. The text is as follows: SCHOOL UNKNOWN: mid 16th century 520 A frieze of figures, with a dog and a prancing goat, taking part in a bacchanal ro witches’ abbath Reed pen 14 ¾ x 10 1/8 (374 x 257) Dyce 176 PROVENANCE Dyce Bequest 1869 LITERATURE Dyce Catalogue no. 176 (as anonymous, ascribed to Rosso Fiorentino) The drawing is not by Bandinelli; but thought it has been much discussed (orally rather than in print), no other convincing attribution has been proposed: nor is it easy to assign the drawing to a particular school. The anonymous artist is sometimes known as the Master of the Victoria and Albert Museum Diableries. There are other similar drawings by him, showing the same macabre taste, notable no. 520 in this catalogue; 1955-7-22-2 in the British Museum; a sheet in the collection of Mr Janos Scholz, New York; and another in the collection of Mr Iam Woodner, New York (illustrated under no. 16 in the Catalogue quoted). A witches’ Sabbath, somewhat similar to the scenes shown in our two drawings, is the theme of a well-known engravcing, known as Lo Stregozzo, by Marcantonio Raimondi, Paris, 1888, p. 204, no. 175). There, too, the skeleton of a monster takes part in the action.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
DYCE.176

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Record createdSeptember 9, 2009
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