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Watercolour, copy after the Baptism of Christ, Domenico Ghirlandaio in the Tornabuoni Chapel, Santa Maria Novella (Florence)

Watercolour
1860s-1880s (made)
Artist/Maker
Arundel Society (commissioned by)
Ghirlandaio, Domenico (artist)
Mariannecci, Cesare (copyist)
Place of origin
Florence (copied)

Watercolour of a man (St John the Baptist) with a green and brown robe pouring water on the head of a man (Christ). He wears a white tissue around his lower back. Around them other people. The scene takes place in a mountain landscape.

Object details

Categories
Religion
Christianity
Copies and Facsimilies
Biblical Imagery
Object type
Watercolour
TitleWatercolour, copy after the Baptism of Christ, Domenico Ghirlandaio in the Tornabuoni Chapel, Santa Maria Novella (Florence) (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour and gold on paper
Watercolour on Paper
Gold
Watercolour Drawing
Brief description
Watercolour, copy after the Baptism of Christ, Domenico Ghirlandaio in the Tornabuoni Chapel, Santa Maria Novella (Florence), Cesare Mariannecci, Arundel Society watercolour, 19th century
Physical description
Watercolour of a man (St John the Baptist) with a green and brown robe pouring water on the head of a man (Christ). He wears a white tissue around his lower back. Around them other people. The scene takes place in a mountain landscape.
Dimensions
  • Height: 460mm
  • Width: 673mm
460 x 673 mm
Object history
Acquired in 1995 from the National Gallery of London.
Watercolour copy made for the Arundel Society by Cesare Mariannecci. Not published.
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 Unpublished thesis submitted for degree of Doctor of Philosophy, University of Oxford, 1978, p.285
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.119-1995

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Record createdMarch 24, 2009
Record URL
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