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Drawing

ca. 1610-1666 (made)
Artist/Maker
Guercino (artist)
Place of origin
Italy (drawn)

Study of the figure of a saint, who kneels with his hands tied behind, and his head inclined forward, ready to receive the stroke from an executioner's axe; Red chalk.

Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
Materials and techniques
Red chalk
Red Chalk
Drawing
Brief description
Guercino; Study of the figure of a saint, who kneels with his hands tied behind, about to be executed; Red chalk; Bolognese School; ca. 1610-1666.
Physical description
Study of the figure of a saint, who kneels with his hands tied behind, and his head inclined forward, ready to receive the stroke from an executioner's axe; Red chalk.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.5in
  • Width: 6.8in
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.
Style
Bolognese School
Credit line
Bequeathed by Rev. Alexander Dyce
Object history
Collection - Sir Joshua Reynolds.
Subjects depicted
Saint
Man
Axe
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.58 , cat. n. 722, illus. The following is the full text of the entry: school of GUERCINO 722 Study for the martyrdom of a saint; an old man kneeling with his head bowed and his arms tied behind his back Inscribed in ink in an old hand '429' or '479' Red chalk slightly heightened with white 9 1/2 x 6 7/8 (242 x 174) Dyce 303 PROVENANCE Sir J. Reynolds (Lugt 2364); Dyce Bequest 1869 LITERATURE Dyce Catalogue no. 303 (as by Guercino) The former attribution to Guercino is doubtful. At best the drawing is by a follower. The handling is almost as reminiscent of Annibale Carracci as of Guercino.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
DYCE.303

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Record createdSeptember 15, 2009
Record URL
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