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Copy after the painting the Dream of Constantine by Piero della Francesca in San Francesco, Arezzo

Painting
19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Arundel Society (Commissioned by)
Cesari Mariannecci (maker)
Cesare Mariannecci (Copyist)
Piero Della Francesca (Artist)
Place of origin
Italy (made)
Arezzo (Copied)

Watercolour painting. A man (Costantine) sleeps in a tent, other men rest around him. An angel, flying towards Costantine from the top left, holds a Cross.

Object details

Categories
Christianity
Ecclesiastical Art/Craft
Places of Worship
Religion
Object type
Painting
Titles
  • Copy after the painting the Dream of Constantine by Piero della Francesca in San Francesco, Arezzo (popular title)
  • Copy after The Dream of Costantine, Piero della Francesca in San Francesco Church (Arezzo) (generic title)
Materials and techniques
watercolour
Watercolour Drawing
Brief description
Watercolour, copy after The Dream of Costantine, Piero della Francesca in San Francesco Church (Arezzo), Cesare Mariannecci, Arundel Society watercolour
Physical description
Watercolour painting. A man (Costantine) sleeps in a tent, other men rest around him. An angel, flying towards Costantine from the top left, holds a Cross.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 455mm
  • Width: 249mm
  • Image width: 249mm
  • Sheet height: 551mm
  • Sheet width: mm (358)
455 x 249 mm
Object history
Transfered in 1995 from the National Gallery of London.
Watercolour copy made for the Arundel Society, not published.
Associated objects
Bibliographic references
  • p. 188 Piero della Francesca : indagine su un mito / catalogo a cura di Antonio Paolucci [and five others]. Cinisello Balsamo, Milano : Silvana editoriale, [2016]. 9788836632725
  • Tanya Ledger, A Study of the Arundel Society 1848-1897. Unpublished thesis submitted for degree of Doctor of Philosophy, University of Oxford, 1978, p. 287
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.98-1995

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Record createdMarch 24, 2009
Record URL
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