Saint Roch Distributing Alms

1610

Guido Reni, after Annibale Carracci

Associated Names
Guido Reni

Artist, Bolognese, 1575 - 1642

Francesco Brizio

Artist, Italian, c. 1575 - 1623

Annibale Carracci

Artist After, Bolognese, 1560 - 1609

This is a drawing of draped figures in a grand architectural setting. The scene depicts a gathering with columns and arches in the background. The figures are engaged in various activities. Some appear to offer or receive something while others observe or gesture. There is a dynamic energy in the arrangement of the figures. The overall tone of the drawing is intricate and detailed, with fine lines outlining the forms and expressions of each character. The architectural elements add depth and a sense of place to the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Alessandra Manning Dolnier

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 28.8 × 45.7 cm (11 5/16 × 18 in.), trimmed to platemark

  • Accession Number

    2018.113.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch 1802 - 1821, no. 53

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Robert and Bertina Suida Manning, Forest Hills, NY; by descent Alessandra Manning and Kurt Dolnier, Watertown, CT, 1996; Gift to NGA, 2018

Associated Names

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: no. 53

1980

  • The Illustrated Bartsch, vol. 40 commentary, no. .040xx (rejected works, as Francesco Brizio)

2011

  • Faietti, Marzia. "Rome, 1610: Guido Reni after Annibale Carracci" Print Quarterly, vol. XXVIII (2011): 278-281 (attributing to Reni).

Inscriptions

lower left in image: Anibal Car. invent; lower center in image: P. Stephanonius formis Cum Privilegio; lower right in image: 1610

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