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Drawing

c.1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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.


Object details

Categories
Object type
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.
Dimensions
  • Length: 52cm
  • Width: 74.4cm
Various sizes.
Production typeCopy
Credit line
Presented by Miss Enid Du Cane.
Object history
Presented by the artist's niece, Miss Enid Du Cane, 1913.
Places depicted
Associations
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions 1913, London: Printed for His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1914
Collection
Accession number
E.1933-1913

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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