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drawing
;
album
Object Type
drawing
album
Museum number
1952,0121.60
Description
The Holy family with St Catherine of Siena and St John the Baptist; the Christ Child standing on the Virgin's lap Pen and brown ink and brown wash, heightened with white (partly oxidised), on yellow prepared paper
Producer name
Circle/School of:
Francesco Vanni
School/style
Sienese
Production date
1578-1609
Materials
paper
Technique
drawn
Dimensions
Height:
146 millimetres
Width:
110 millimetres
Curator's comments
Pouncey note on mount: 'it does not seem to me that this is from Vanni's own hand. Possibly closer to a Barocci'. Heiko Damm email (21/08/2012): 'As observed by Pouncey, the author of this drawing may be by a follower of Barocci. A certain Venetian impact suggests here Claudio Ridolfi'.
Location
Not on display
Subjects
holy family with saints
Associated names
Representation of:
St Catherine of Alexandria
Representation of:
St John the Baptist (Prodromos)
Representation of:
Jesus Christ
Representation of:
Virgin Mary
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Leslie Colling-Mudge
Funder name
With contribution from:
Art Fund
(as NACF)
With contribution from:
J R Vallentin Fund
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Lord James Cavendish
(See Acquisition Comment)
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Charles Compton Cavendish, 1st Baron Chesham
(?)
Acquisition date
1952
Acquisition notes
One of ninety drawings from the Cavendish album; see 1952,0121.75 for a full account of provenance.
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1952,0121.60