Drawing
c.1850 (made)
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Full size pen tracings of the fresco of the 'Allegory of Good Government' in the Palazzo Pubblico, Siena. Originally by Lorenzetti.
The feamle personification of either Faith, Hope or Charity. She is represented as an angel but a more ghostly figure with only the top half of her body. She has wings, wears a crown and has both her hands held up showing her palms. In the top left corner of the image is a face with a halo around it, possibly a saint.
The feamle personification of either Faith, Hope or Charity. She is represented as an angel but a more ghostly figure with only the top half of her body. She has wings, wears a crown and has both her hands held up showing her palms. In the top left corner of the image is a face with a halo around it, possibly a saint.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Pen tracing on paper |
| Brief description | Full-size tracing after frescoes by Lorenzetti in Sala della Pace, Palazzo Pubblico, Siena by Sir Austen Henry Layard. 1 of 14 sheets. c.1850 |
| Physical description | Full size pen tracings of the fresco of the 'Allegory of Good Government' in the Palazzo Pubblico, Siena. Originally by Lorenzetti. The feamle personification of either Faith, Hope or Charity. She is represented as an angel but a more ghostly figure with only the top half of her body. She has wings, wears a crown and has both her hands held up showing her palms. In the top left corner of the image is a face with a halo around it, possibly a saint. |
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| Production type | Copy |
| Credit line | Presented by Miss Enid Du Cane. |
| Object history | Presented by the artist's niece, Miss Enid Du Cane, 1913. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions 1913, London: Printed for His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1914 |
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| Accession number | E.1933-1913 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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