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drawing
Object Type
drawing
Museum number
1865,0114.823
Description
The Rest on the Flight into Egypt, after Cesare Nebbia; the Virgin and Child seated at left foreground, an angel appearing above Joseph, showing a scene at top left with the family travelling by donkey Pen and brown ink, with brown wash, over black chalk Verso: Nude figure Black chalk
Producer name
After:
Cesare Nebbia
School/style
Roman
Production date
1551-1614
Materials
paper
Technique
drawn
Dimensions
Height:
304 millimetres
Width:
162 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
After Nebbia painting in S Maria dei Monti, Rome. Lit: J.A. Gere and P. Pouncey, 'Italian drawings in the BM, Artists working in Rome', London, 1983, no. 387
Bibliographic references
Gere & Pouncey 1983 / Artists Working in Rome c.1550-c.1640
(387)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
rest on flight into egypt
Associated names
Representation of:
Virgin Mary
Representation of:
Jesus Christ
Representation of:
St Joseph
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Edward Daniell
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
John MacGowan
(L.1496, T. Philipe, 28.i.1804/336 as Francesco Landriani 'The Angel appearing to Joseph in a dream, warning him to fly into Egypt, masterly pen, and bistre')
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Captain William Baillie
(L.2603)
Acquisition date
1865
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1865,0114.823