Saint Michael

c. 1527/1528

Giulio Romano

Associated Names
Giulio Romano

Artist, Roman, 1499 - 1546

This is a drawing of a winged figure in combat with a monstrous character. The winged figure appears to be winning, as they are shown overpowering the creature. The drawing features dynamic motion, with the winged figure holding a sword and pressing down on the monster. The creature has exaggerated features with horns and a grimace. The lines in the drawing are fluid, capturing the intensity of the moment. In the background, there is another figure with raised arms. The drawing focuses on movement and muscle definition, creating a tense and dramatic scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 38.6 x 29 cm (15 3/16 x 11 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1973.5.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. Richard Mead; John Barnard (Lugt 1420); Sir Thomas Lawrence (Lugt 2445); (Samuel Woodburn, London); Lord Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere (Lugt 2710b); in his family, by descent (sale, Sotheby's, London, 5 December 1972, no. 54); (Yvonne Tan Bunzl); NGA purchase in 1973.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1953

  • Drawings by Old Masters, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1953, no. 87.

1954

  • The Ellesmere Collection of Old Master Drawings, The Museums and Art Gallery, Leicester, 1954, no. 94.

1974

  • NGA Recent Acquisitions 1974, no. 15.

1976

  • Old Master Drawings from American Collections, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1976, pp. 82-83, 90, no. 107.

1978

  • Master Drawings from the Collection of the National Gallery of Art and Promised Gifts, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1978, pp. 38-39.

1988

  • Italian Renaissance Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1988, no cat.

1989

  • Fürstenhöfe der Renaissance, Giulio Romano und die Klassische Tradition, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, pp. 184, 185, no. 109.

  • Giulio Romano, Palazzo Te, Mantua, 1989, pp. 156, 161, 434.

1999

  • Giulio Romano: Master Designer, Bertha and Karl Leubsdorf Art Gallery of Hunter College, New York, 1999, pp. 18, 20, 27, 82, 141, 142, no. 43.

2020

  • Raphael and His Circle: Prints and Drawings from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2020, no cat.

Bibliography

1898

  • Catalogue of the Ellesmere Collection of Drawings at Bridgewater House. London, 1898: no.13.

1934

  • Bodmer, Heinrich. "Drawings by the Carracci: An Aesthetic Analysis," Old Master Drawings, no. 32 (March, 1934): p. 65 (as Agostino Carracci).

1974

  • D.W. [Daniel Wildenstein]. "La Chronique des Arts," Gazette des Beaux-Arts, no. 1261 (February 1974): 113, no. 371.

1984

  • Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Rev. ed. New York, 1984: 662, no. 1048, color repro.

Inscriptions

across bottom verso on mount: from Dr. Mead Collection

Wikidata ID

Q64572468

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