Scarsellino

Scarsella, Ippolito

Italian, 1551 - 1620

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This is a drawing of a religious scene. Figures are gathered around a child with two cherubs descending from the sky. The image shows people in flowing garments, one elder figure kneeling and presenting a vessel to a seated woman holding a child. The composition includes classical architectural elements like stone arches and a partially constructed wooden beam structure. The background features additional figures and trees, with two cherubs flying among clouds and rays of light in the upper portion of the scene. The delicate line work and shading give a sense of depth and movement, consistent with a baroque style of drawing.
Giovanni David, The Adoration of the Magi, etching touched by the artist in red chalk, brown pen and ink, and graphite on laid paper [working proof], Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, 2002.132.1

The Adoration of the Magi

Giovanni David · · etching touched by the artist in red chalk, brown pen and ink, and graphite on laid paper [working proof] ·  Accession ID  2002.132.1

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Massacre of the Innocents (from a painting by Scarsellino), Triumph of Flora (detail from a painting by Poussin), Vessel from the Triumph of Bacchus (from a painting by Pietro da Cortona), and Cupid Awaken from Sleep (from a painting by Albani)

Jean-Claude-Richard, Abbé de Saint-Non · 1771 · etching and aquatint ·  Accession ID  1950.1.118.64