A Monstrance with Two Angels Supporting a Chalice

Giovanni Battista Foggini

Associated Names
Giovanni Battista Foggini

Artist, Florentine, 1652 - 1725

This is a drawing of an intricate architectural design featuring cherubs and ornamental elements. It shows a symmetrical structure consisting of a central urn with emanating rays, supported by two winged cherubs. The cherubs are positioned above a base adorned with intricate scrollwork and shell motifs. Above the urn, a cluster of small cherub faces emerges, framed with flowing lines resembling clouds or ethereal wisps. The composition is highly decorative and dynamic, showcasing graceful curves and flowing forms.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black chalk and pen and brown ink, partially squared in black chalk, on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 42.3 x 23.7 cm (16 5/8 x 9 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.15.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. Arthur M. Sackler, New York; (sale, New York, Christie's, 12 January 1995, lot 207); (purchased by David Tunick, Inc., New York); purchased by NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: DTTKLTTH

Watermarks

3 hillocks

Wikidata ID

Q64572324

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