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Copy after the Preaching of St. John the Baptist, Domenico Ghirlandaio in the Tornabuoni Chapel, Santa Maria Novella (Florence)

Watercolour
1865 (made)
Artist/Maker
Arundel Society (Commissioned and published)
Ghirlandaio, Domenico (Artist)
Mariannecci, Cesare (Copyist)
Place of origin
Florence (Copied)

Watecolour of a man (St John the Baptist) speaking on a rock. People around him listen. In the background, a man in blue and green robe (Christ) listens to him on the top of a hill.

Object details

Categories
Copies and Facsimilies
Christianity
Biblical Imagery
Religion
Object type
Watercolour
TitleCopy after the Preaching of St. John the Baptist, Domenico Ghirlandaio in the Tornabuoni Chapel, Santa Maria Novella (Florence) (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour, gold, pen and traces of pencil, on paper
Watercolour on Paper
Gold
Pen
Pencil
Watercolour Drawing
Brief description
Watercolour, copy after the Preaching of St. John the Baptist, Domenico Ghirlandaio in the Tornabuoni Chapel, Santa Maria Novella (Florence), Cesare Mariannecci, Arundel Society watercolour, 1865
Physical description
Watecolour of a man (St John the Baptist) speaking on a rock. People around him listen. In the background, a man in blue and green robe (Christ) listens to him on the top of a hill.
Dimensions
  • Height: 461mm
  • Width: 673mm
461 x 673 mm
Object history
Acquired in 1995 from the National Gallery of London.
Watercolour copy made for the Arundel Society in 1865 by Cesare Mariannecci and published as a chromolithograph in 1867.
Bibliographic references
  • Alessandro Salucci, Il Ghirlandaio a Santa Maria Novella: un percorso tra storia e teologia, Firenze, Edifir 2012
  • 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 Unpublished thesis submitted for degree of Doctor of Philosophy, University of Oxford, 1978, p.284
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.112-1995

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Record createdMarch 24, 2009
Record URL
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