Flagellation of a Saint

c.1766

Andrea Scacciati after Giovanni Battista Paggi

Associated Names
Andrea Scacciati

Artist, Italian, 1725 - 1771

Giovanni Battista Paggi

Artist After, Italian, 1554 - 1627

This is a drawing of a group of muscular figures. The central figure is partially draped with bound hands, surrounded by other figures. Two cherubic figures with wings hover above them. Light falls on the scene through a window or aperture. Stairs and architectural elements are present, creating a sense of depth and movement. Detailed linework and shading depict the characters.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, sulfur tint, and roulette on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 61.5 × 44.5 cm (24 3/16 × 17 1/2 in.)
    plate: 50 × 38 cm (19 11/16 × 14 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.17.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Le Blanc 1854 - 1888, no. 8 (series)

  • Series Title

    Disegni originali d'Eccellenti Pittori esistenti nella R. Galleria di Firenze (Original Drawings by Excellent Painters in the Royal Gallery of Florence)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Bloomsbury, London, 15 November 2012, lot 762); (Christopher Mendez, London); purchased 2013 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1854

  • Le Blanc, Charles. _Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes, contenant le dictionnaire des graveurs de toutes les nations, dans lequel sont decrites les estampes rares, precieuses et interessantes avec l'indication de leurs differents etats et des prix auxquels: no. 8 (series)

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Paggi inv: ed del; lower right in plate: Scacciati inc:; by later hand, lower left in graphite: 16; by later hand, lower left, in graphite: 3 [circled]

Watermarks

encircled horn; DELLA GALLERIA DI SMI; DISEGNO

Wikidata ID

Q76561573

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