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Copy after The meeting of Augustus and the Sibyl, Domenico Ghirlandaio in the Sassetti Chapel, Chiesa di Santa Trinita (Florence)

Watercolour
1891 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Arched on top watercolour of a group of people looking and pointing something in the sky. The scene is framed.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleCopy after The meeting of Augustus and the Sibyl, Domenico Ghirlandaio in the Sassetti Chapel, Chiesa di Santa Trinita (Florence) (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour, pen and traces of pencil, on paper
Brief description
Watercolour, copy after The meeting of Augustus and the Sibyl, Domenico Ghirlandaio in the Sassetti Chapel, Chiesa di Santa Trinita (Florence), Emilio Costantini, Arundel Society watercolour, 1891
Physical description
Arched on top watercolour of a group of people looking and pointing something in the sky. The scene is framed.
Dimensions
  • Arched top height: 539mm
  • Width: 539mm
539 x 539 mm
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed in red ink, lower right: Emilio Costantini 1891
Object history
Acquired in 1995 from the National Gallery of London.
Watercolour copy made for the Arundel Society in 1891 by Emilio Costantini. Published as chromolithographs in 1892 by Wilhelm Greve.
Bibliographic references
  • Jean K. Cadogan, Domenico Ghirlandaio: artist and artisan, New Haven, CT; London: Yale University Press, 2000
  • Enrica Cassarino, La Cappella Sassetti nella Chiesa di Santa Trinita, Lucca: Maria Pacini Fazzi, 1996
  • Tanya Ledger, A Study of the Arundel Society 1848-1897. Unpublished thesis submitted for degree of Doctor of Philosophy, University of Oxford, 1978, p.268
Collection
Accession number
E.107-1995

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Record createdMarch 24, 2009
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