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Arundel Society watercolour, Copy after the painting St Helena Finds the True Cross, by Piero della Francesca in San Francesco, Arezzo

Watercolour
19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Watercolour painting comprising two scenes separated by a series of fluted columns surmounted with Corinthian capitals. On the left, the scene takes place outside and depicts a group of people gathered behind a woman wearing a blue dress (the Queen of Sheba). The woman kneels and prays before a beam of wood (The True Cross). On the right, the scene takes place within a temple-like structure. The Queen of Sheba, wearing a white dress, bows before a bearded man (King Solomon) and his courtiers.



Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Arundel Society watercolour, Copy after the painting St Helena Finds the True Cross, by Piero della Francesca in San Francesco, Arezzo (popular title)
  • Copy after Procession of the Queen of Sheba and Meeting between the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon, Piero della Francesca in San Francesco Church (Arezzo) (generic title)
Materials and techniques
watercolour
Brief description
Watercolour, copy after Procession of the Queen of Sheba and Meeting between the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon, Piero della Francesca in San Francesco Church (Arezzo), Cesare Mariannecci, Arundel Society watercolour
Physical description
Watercolour painting comprising two scenes separated by a series of fluted columns surmounted with Corinthian capitals. On the left, the scene takes place outside and depicts a group of people gathered behind a woman wearing a blue dress (the Queen of Sheba). The woman kneels and prays before a beam of wood (The True Cross). On the right, the scene takes place within a temple-like structure. The Queen of Sheba, wearing a white dress, bows before a bearded man (King Solomon) and his courtiers.

Dimensions
  • Image height: 306mm
  • Image width: 652mm
  • Sheet height: 393mm
  • Sheet width: 750mm
303 x 654 mm
Marks and inscriptions
On reverse:C. Mariannecci after Piero della Francesca in San Francesco: 'St Helena Finds the True Cross', & 'Solomon receiving the Queen of Sheba' Not in A. (S, Francesco, Arezzo). 12 x 25 3/4. NG.203.
Object history
Transfered in 1995 from the National Gallery of London.
Watercolour copy made for the Arundel Society.
Associated object
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
Accession number
E.99-1995

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Record createdMarch 24, 2009
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