The Madonna and Child Enthroned with a Bishop Saint and a Kneeling Ecclesiastic

c. 1820s

Luigi Brenta

Associated Names
Luigi Brenta

Artist, Italian, born 1800

This is a drawing depicting a religious scene. In the center is a figure seated on a throne or elevated chair, with a halo around their head. Another smaller figure is seated on their knee. To the left stands a figure in a robe with a pointed hat and staff. To the right, another figure bends forward. Below the central figure, two cherubic figures are depicted. The drawing is done in a monochrome palette of browns and sepia tones with delicate shading. A rectangular border frames the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with brown wash on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.5 × 16.9 cm (9 5/8 × 6 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 29.8 × 22.2 cm (11 3/4 × 8 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2020.62.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Marià Elvira Celia Méndez de Bernasconi [1927-2005] Buenos Aires (Lugt 5374), from 1977. (sale, Christie's South Kensington, 12 February 2008, no. 351); Private collection, France; (Galerie Motte Masselink, Paris); purchased 2020 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower center verso, by later hand in brown ink: Luigi Brenta tació, direttore della fabbrica / di [not deciphered]

Markings

Marià Elvira Celia Méndez de Bernasconi (Lugt 5374)

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