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Drawing

16th - 17th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Carracci, Annibale (artist)
Place of origin
Italy (drawn)

Mary Magdalene, standing apparently between two banks, with one hand on a skull, and gazing, at a crucifix; an angel hovering above; Pen drawing.

Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
Materials and techniques
Pen drawing
Pen
Drawing
Brief description
Carracci, Annibale (ascribed to); Mary Magdalene, standing with one hand on a skull, and gazing, at a crucifix; an angel hovering above; Pen drawing; Bolognese School; 16th - 17th century.
Physical description
Mary Magdalene, standing apparently between two banks, with one hand on a skull, and gazing, at a crucifix; an angel hovering above; Pen drawing.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.4in
  • Width: 9.9in
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
Collection-Earl of Arundel. - This is presumably Thomas, the 2nd Earl of Arundel.
This has been engraved in facsimile by Arthur Pond. See the print, DYCE.2710.
Subjects depicted
Woman
Skull
Crucifix
Angel
Mary Magdalen (Magdalene)
Associated object
DYCE.2710 (Version)
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. 34, cat. n. 664, illus The following is the full text of the entry: school of the CARRACCI 664 St Mary Magdalene standing between two rocks, her right hand resting on a skull and her left arm on an open book Inscribed in ink in an old hand 'Sr nicollo' and in a different hand (probably Lanier's) 'Hannibal Coraccio'; inscribed on the back in Salomon Gautier's hand 'D.f0 39• No•35' Pen and ink 16 ½ x 10 (419 x 254) Dyce 318 PROVENANCE N. Lanier (Lugt 2886); Dr Mead (see below); S. Gautier (compare Lugt 2977-78); Dyce Bequest 1869 LITERATURE Dyce Catalogue no. 318 There is a facsimile etching (in reverse) by Arthur Pond, dated 1734 (H. M. Hake, Print Collector's Quarterly, 9, 1922, p. 34°, no. 14). The inscription ascribes the drawing to Annibale Carracci and states that it was in the possession of Dr Richard Mead. The handling suggests Agostino rather than Annibale, but it is difficult to assign the drawing definitely to any member of the family. It is perhaps a product of the Carracci studio in Bologna. The Signor Niccolo in the inscription doubtless refers to Nicholas Lanier.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
DYCE.318

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Record createdSeptember 15, 2009
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