Saint Philip

Marco Dente

Associated Names
Marco Dente

Artist, Italian, c. 1493 - 1527

The image shows a person standing upright with a slightly turned posture. The person's facial features include a long beard and wavy hair. They are dressed in a flowing robe with an additional cloak wrapped around the shoulders. The person is barefoot, holding a book in one hand and a long staff or cross in the other. The background features a textured surface with a horizontal pattern for depth.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper, laid down on old album sheet

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 21 × 13.9 cm (8 1/4 × 5 1/2 in.)
    mount: 44 × 28.3 cm (17 5/16 × 11 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.155.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch, no. 84, State i/iii

  • Series Title

    Christ and the Twelve Apostles

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(James A. Bergquist, Newton Centre, MA); purchased 2017 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: no. 84, i/iii

Inscriptions

lower left in image: SR (in monogram)

Wikidata ID

Q77260984

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