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The Virgin and Child Giving St Dominic and St Catherine of Siena a Rosary

Drawing
1555-1619 (made)
Artist/Maker
Trotti, Giovanni Battista (painter)
Place of origin
Italy (made)

Drawing.

Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
TitleThe Virgin and Child Giving St Dominic and St Catherine of Siena a Rosary (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink, squared in black chalk
Pen and Ink
Black Chalk
Brief description
Drawing, The Virgin and Child, seated on a cloud, giving a rosary to St Dominic and St Catherine of Siena, by Giovanni Battista Trotti (1555-1619).
Physical description
Drawing.
Dimensions
  • Length: 400mm
  • Width: 260mm
Style
Italian School
Credit line
Presented by Arthur Myers Smith, Esq.
Bibliographic references
  • Ward-Jackson, Peter, Italian Drawings Volume I. 14th-16th century, London, 1979, p. 166. The text is as follows: TROTTI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA known as Malosso (1555-1619) 354 The Virgin and Child, seated on a cloud, giving a rosary to St Dominic and St Catherine of Siena Inscribed in pencil ‘Malosso’ Pen and ink; squared in black chalk 15 ¾ x 10 ¼ (400 x 260) E.1981-1919 PROVENANCE Given by Mr Arthur Myers Smith, 1919 Formerly catalogued anonymously. A note in the inventory states that Bodmer ascribed the drawing to Passarotti; another note records Popham’s attribution to Malosso, which clearly right.
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1981-1919

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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