A Reliquary of Saint Sigismondo

1719

Giovanni Battista Foggini

Associated Names
Giovanni Battista Foggini

Artist, Florentine, 1652 - 1725

This is a drawing of a radiant figure in a heavenly setting. The image shows a grand throne-like structure with an arch, decorated intricately. At the top center is a figure emanating light, seated upon clouds, holding onto an object. Below this figure, there is a group of seated figures in dynamic poses. They appear to be interacting in a harmonious manner. The scene is encased in an ornately decorated frame, filled with flowing patterns and acanthus leaf designs, emphasizing grandeur and spiritual elevation.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink over black chalk on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 48 x 30.1 cm (18 7/8 x 11 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2010.38.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Sotheby's New York, 27 January 2010, no. 38); (via Martin Moeller, Hamburg); purchased 2010 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2011

  • d'Alburquerque, Kira. "The Partial Reconstruction of Two Sketchbook by Giovannin Battista Foggini." Master Drawings 49 (2011): 79, fig. 22.

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower right in graphite: 413

Wikidata ID

Q64572326

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