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Copy after the Death of Santa Fina, Domenico Ghirlandaio in Collegiata, San Gimignano (Siena)

Watercolour
1888 (made)
Artist/Maker
Arundel Society (commissioned and published)
Gnoli, Giuseppe (copyist)
Place of origin
San Gimignano (copied)

Arched on top watercolour. A woman lies down on the floor (Santa Fina). Two women are near her. A man (St Gregory the Great) appeares in a mandorla sorrounded by angels. The scene takes place in a room with two windows.

Object details

Categories
Religion
Copies and Facsimilies
Object type
Watercolour
TitleCopy after the Death of Santa Fina, Domenico Ghirlandaio in Collegiata, San Gimignano (Siena) (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour, gold and traces of pencil, on paper
Watercolour on Paper
Gold
Pencil
Watercolour Drawing
Brief description
Watercolour, copy after the Death of Santa Fina, Domenico Ghirlandaio in Collegiata, San Gimignano (Siena), Giuseppe Gnoli, Arundel Society watercolour, 1888
Physical description
Arched on top watercolour. A woman lies down on the floor (Santa Fina). Two women are near her. A man (St Gregory the Great) appeares in a mandorla sorrounded by angels. The scene takes place in a room with two windows.
Dimensions
  • Arched top height: 536mm
  • Arched top width: 576mm
536 x 576 mm (arched top)
Marks and inscriptions
Inscription in the painting hung on the wall, in gold: PARATA ESTO FILIA QUIA DIE SOLENNITATIS MEAE AD NOSTRUM ES VENTURA CONSORTIUM CUM SPONSO TUO PRENNITER INGLORIA PER MANSURA
Object history
Acquired in 1995 from the National Gallery of London.
Watercolour copy made for the Arundel Society and published as a chromolithograph (See Museum No. E.352-1892) by Wilhelm Greve.
Associated object
E.352-1892 (Reproduction)
Bibliographic references
  • Jean K. Cadogan, Domenico Ghirlandaio: artist and artisan, New Haven, CT; London: Yale University Press, 2000
  • Tanya Ledger, A Study of the Arundel Society 1848-1897. Unpublished thesis submitted for degree of Doctor of Philosophy, University of Oxford, 1978, p.273
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.109-1995

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Record createdMarch 24, 2009
Record URL
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