Saint Andrew

1625/1650

Bolognese 17th Century

Associated Names
Bolognese 17th Century

Artist

The image displays a full-body depiction of a figure standing and turned slightly to the side. His head is angled upwards, showcasing his facial features including a beard and wavy, shoulder-length hair. The figure is draped in loose garments, revealing one bare foot. He is shown holding an object resembling a tablet or book. The background is a textured shading. The drawing style suggests a classical theme, with sepia tones giving an aged artistic impression.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    red chalk with red and brown wash on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 23 x 9 cm (9 1/16 x 3 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.70.212

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Sale, Sotheby's, London, 28 October 1969, lot 27 (as Elisabetta Sirani); (to P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., Ltd., London; stock no. in graphite on the verso: D31177 ET); to Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York, 1970; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2012

  • The McCrindle Gift: A Distinguished Collection of Drawings and Watercolors. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2012, 48-49, no. 13 (entry by Lara Langer).

Inscriptions

by unknown hand, along bottom in pen and brown ink: Sopra Gialo, Soto Cilestre

Wikidata ID

Q64537688

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