The Sermons and Deeds of the Antichrist

1570

Federico Zuccaro, Luca Signorelli

Associated Names
Federico Zuccaro

Artist, Roman, 1542/1543 - 1609

Luca Signorelli

Artist After, Cortonese, 1445/1450 - 1523

This is a drawing of a group of figures surrounding a central figure on a pedestal. The scene depicts individuals engaged in conversation or listening to the central figure, who appears to be addressing the crowd. The use of red chalk highlights certain figures and elements within the drawing. Faint architectural elements can be seen in the background, hinting at a public or open space setting, such as a town square. The drawing's lines and shading convey movement and interaction among the figures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black and red chalk on laid paper, laid down on old mount

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Donald Stone

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 21.9 × 15.8 cm (8 5/8 × 6 1/4 in.)
    mount: 25.2 × 19.7 cm (9 15/16 × 7 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2022.40.34

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Everhard Jabach [1610 - 1695]. probably Pierre Crozat the Younger, Paris [1665 - 1740]; (his sale, Paris, 10 April - 13 May 1741, probably part of lot 211 or lot 212); sold to "Nourri" according to Mariette's annotated catalogue. Baron Dominique-Vivant Denon(?), Paris [1747 - 1825]. Unidentified collector BC (not in Lugt). Private collection, Novato, CA; (Jean-Luc Baroni Ltd., London); Donald Stone, New York [1942 - 2020]; bequest to NGA, 2022.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2004

  • An Exhibition of Master Drawings and Oil Sketches, Stephen Ongpin, New York, and Jean-Luc Baroni Ltd., London, 2004, no. 1.

Bibliography

2001

  • Py, Bernadette. Everhard Jabach, Collectionneur (1618-1695): Les dessins de l'inventaire de 1695. Paris, 2001: 176, no. 528 (as lost)

2007

  • Py, Bernadette. "Everhard Jabach: Supplement of Identifiable Drawings from the 1695 Estate Inventory" Master Drawings 45 (2007): no. 528 and fig. 10.

Inscriptions

upper right in black chalk: luca da cortona in orvieto; by later hand, upper right in brown ink: 21; by later hand, lower left in brown ink: i05; by later hand, lower center in brown ink: Luca da Cortona (Signorelli) in orvieto

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