Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple
Artist, Italian, 1559 - 1613

Artwork overview
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Medium
pen and brown ink with brown wash over red chalk on laid paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
sheet: 30.4 x 25.1 cm (11 15/16 x 9 7/8 in.)
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Accession
2009.70.29
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Richard Cosway [1740-1821], London (Lugt 628); (P. & D. Colnaghi & Co. Ltd., London, by 1964); Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York, 1964 (as Cigoli); Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1964
Exhibition of Old Master Drawings, P. & D. Colnaghi & Co. Ltd., London, 1964, no. 71 (as Cigoli).
1975
Drawings: Techniques and Types, The William Benton Museum of Art, The University of Connecticut, Storrs, 1975, 6, no. A 9(a) (as Cigoli).
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: 179 (color).
Inscriptions
by later hand, lower left in pen and brown ink: Solidari; by later hand, lower right in graphite: D27609 / 4 (in circle); by later hand on mount, center verso in graphite: CHRIST DRIVING MONEY-CHANGERS FROM THE TEMPLE / BY / LODOVICO CARDI (CALLED CIGOLI) / (1559-1613) / COLLECTION: -RICHARD COSWAY
Wikidata ID
Q64536889