Saint Anthony of Padua

Luca Giordano

Associated Names
Luca Giordano

Artist, Neapolitan, 1634 - 1705

The image shows a drawing of a kneeling figure dressed in a long robe with a hood and a rope belt. The person's head is turned slightly to the side as they gaze upward. The figure's facial features are delicately rendered with a calm expression and short hair. Multiple cherubic figures surround the central figure, with three on either side and one above. The cherubs have wings and are lightly sketched, suggesting movement and interaction. The central cherub is standing on a cloud or raised surface and has an outstretched hand pointing upward. Soft cloud shapes are sketched in the background above the figures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black chalk and brown wash on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 31.9 x 21.8 cm (12 9/16 x 8 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.70.128


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Wilhelm Koenig [1881-1941], Vienna (Lugt 2653b). Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2012

  • Grasselli, Margaret M., and Arthur K. Wheelock, Jr., eds. The McCrindle Gift: A Distinguished Collection of Drawings and Watercolors. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art. Washington, 2012: 180 (color).

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower right in pen and brown ink: 254; by later hand, lower left in graphite: 28, by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: (circled) 39

Wikidata ID

Q64594062

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