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Drawing

ca. 1510-1540 (made)
Artist/Maker
Rosso Fiorentino (artist)
Place of origin
Italy (drawn)

St. Anthony, standing, with his right foot raised on a stone, a bell in his right hand and a staff in the other hand. Pen, washed with bistre.

Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
Materials and techniques
Pen, washed with bistre
Pen
Bistre
Drawing
Wash
Brief description
Rosso Fiorentino; St. Anthony, standing, with his right foot raised on a stone, a bell in his right hand and a staff in the other hand. Pen, washed with bistre; Italian; ca. 1510-1540.
Physical description
St. Anthony, standing, with his right foot raised on a stone, a bell in his right hand and a staff in the other hand. Pen, washed with bistre.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.3in
  • Width: 3.7in
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
Man
Staff
Bells (Idiophones)
Anthony of Padua (Saint)
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. 202. The text is as follows: CREMONA: mid 16th century 438 St Anthony the Abbot Inscribed on the mount in ink in an 18th century hand 'Rosso' Pen and ink and wash 8 ½ x 3 3/8 (216 x 86) Dyce 156 PROVENANCE J. Pz. Zoomer (Lugt 1511); J. Richardson, Sr (Lugt 2183); Dyce Bequest 1869 LITERATURE Dyce Catalogue no. 156 (as by Rosso Fiorentino)
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
DYCE.156

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Record createdOctober 6, 2009
Record URL
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