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Drawing

ca.1650 - 1689 (made)
Artist/Maker
Ferri, Ciro (artist)
Place of origin
Italy (drawn)

Depiction of God, wearing a mitre, supported by clouds, and a host of angels, appearing to a nun who is seated near the entrance of a temple, close to the pillars; Pen and bistre, washed with sepia; Signed 'Ciro Ferri'.

Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
Materials and techniques
Pen and bistre, washed with sepia
Pen
Bistre
Sepia
Drawing
Wash Technique
Brief description
Ferri, Ciro; Depiction of God, wearing a mitre, supported by clouds, and a host of angels, appearing to a nun who is seated near the entrance of a temple, close to the pillars; Pen and bistre, washed with sepia; Signed; Italian; ca.1650-1689.
Physical description
Depiction of God, wearing a mitre, supported by clouds, and a host of angels, appearing to a nun who is seated near the entrance of a temple, close to the pillars; Pen and bistre, washed with sepia; Signed 'Ciro Ferri'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.8in
  • Width: 8in
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.
Marks and inscriptions
Signed Ciro Ferri.
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Subjects depicted
Mitre
Clouds
Angels
Nun
Temple
Pillars
God
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 Two: 17th-18th Century , London, 1979, p.46-47 , cat. n. 692, illus The following is the full text of the entry: copy after FERRI, CIRO 692 Saint Augustine appearing to Saint Teresa: after the altar-piece in the church of S. Maria della Scala, Siena Inscribed in ink 'Ciro Ferri' Pen and ink and wash over black chalk 12 5/8 x 8 (321 x 203) Dyce 207 PROVENANCE Dyce Bequest 1869 The subject is engraved by Jacques Blondeau (Le Blanc, I, p. 381, no. 6). For a reproduction of the engraving see C. A. Petrucci, Catalogo genera le delle stampe tratte dai rami incisi posseduti della Calcografia Nazionale, Rome, 1953, pl. 24, no. 439. The print is in the same direction as the drawing. But the drawing is not in any way typical of Ferri, and it is difficult to regard it as a study for the picture. It is presumably a copy.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
DYCE.207

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Record createdSeptember 11, 2009
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