Studies of the Virgin and Child with Saints

c. 1611

Jacopo Palma il Giovane

Associated Names
Jacopo Palma il Giovane

Artist, Venetian, 1544 or 1548 - 1628

The image displays a collection of sketches on a single page featuring various figures in different positions. The sketches depict full-body and half-body figures in reclining or seated postures, some holding an infant or a child. The faces have minimal detail, with some featuring long hair. The figures are clothed in flowing garments without distinct jewelry. The scene around them is composed of sketch lines, suggesting movement or layers of drawn elements. The background is plain to highlight the sketches on the paper.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with brown wash over red chalk (only in the study of the Madonna at the top) on cream laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 35 x 24.9 cm (13 3/4 x 9 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2007.111.24.a

Associated Artworks

This is a drawing of various figures and scenes. The drawing consists of several distinct figures depicted in different actions and postures. The prominent figure is a muscular man bent over, possibly examining or holding something small. Around him are other figures, some standing and some kneeling, with their forms abstract or only partially detailed. The outlines and strokes suggest a quick, exploratory sketch rather than a detailed finished drawing, capturing movement and spontaneity. There are hints of interaction among the figures, creating a dynamic and flowing composition.

Studies of Christ Healing the Blind Man, Saint Philip Benizzi, and Saint Sebastian

Jacopo Palma il Giovane

1606

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The so-called "Sagredo-Borghese Album"(1). Dr. Barry Delany, Kilkenny (Lugt 350). Unidentified private collector (not in Lugt). Justice James Murnaghan [1881-1973], Dublin. (sale, Christie's London, 11 April 1978, no. 6). Wolfgang Ratjen, Munich; purchased by NGA, 2007.
(1) See Palais des Congrès, Catalogue de l'exposition de dessins italiens du XVe au XVIIIe s. de la collection H. de Marignane, Monte Carlo, 1966.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1979

  • Zeichnungen Italienischer Meister aus den Sammlungen Schloss Fachsenfeld, Stiftung Ratjen Vaduz, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München. Kunstmuseum Lucerne, 1979, 50, no. 78.

1995

  • Fünfzig italienische Zeichnungen des 16. - 18. Jahrhunderts aus der Stiftung Ratjen, Vaduz. Liechtensteinischen Staatlichen Kunstsammlung, Vaduz. Bern, 1995, no. 6.

1996

  • Italian Drawings from the Ratjen Foundation, Vaduz. The Frick Collection, New York. Bern, 1996, no. 6.

2011

  • Italian Master Drawings from the Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, 1525-1835, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2011, no. 16.

Bibliography

1974

  • Mason Rinaldi, Stefania. "Precisazioni cronologiche su due dipinti di Palma il Giovane" Arte Veneta 28 (1974): 250-251, figs. 318-319.

1984

  • Mason Rinaldi, Stefania. Palma il Giovane, L'opera completa. Milan, 1984: 111 (under no. 290), 162 (under D 158), 164, no. D 189, 375, figs. 473-474.

1990

  • Brugerolles, Emmanuelle. Les dessins vénitiens des collections de l'École des Beaux-Arts. École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts. Paris, 1990: 66, 68, under no. 32.

Wikidata ID

Q64580074

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