The Madonna and Child with Two Angels and Saints Scholastica, Benedict, Roch, Peter, Paul and Jerome

c. 1740

Francesco Fontebasso after Sebastiano Ricci

Associated Names
Francesco Fontebasso

Artist, Venetian, 1709 - 1769

Sebastiano Ricci

Artist After, Venetian, 1659 - 1734

This is a drawing of a group scene with several figures surrounding a monumental column under clouds. The figures are in various postures and gestures, and some are seated or kneeling while others are standing. In the upper right corner, there are cloud formations with figures on them. The central focus is on converging figures with dramatic gestures, emphasized by the lighting and contrasts of the etching technique. The column adds grandeur and timelessness, while the details suggest a historic or religious significance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Andrée and Jonathan Bober

  • Dimensions

    plate: 46.1 × 28.8 cm (18 1/8 × 11 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 69.8 × 49.8 cm (27 1/2 × 19 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.130.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    De Vesme, 1906, no. 1, State ii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Andrée and Jonathan Bober, Chevy Chase, MD; gift to NGA, 2014.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1906

  • Vesme, Alexandre de (Baudi di Vesme, Alessandro). Le peintre-graveur italien; ouvrage faisant suite au peintre-graveur de Bartsch. Milan: Ulrico Hoepli, 1906: no. 1, ii/iii

Inscriptions

lower center in plate: S. Benedetto primo Padre degli Ordini monastici in Occidente... / ...S. Rocco, frande Avvocato e Protettore contro la Pestilenza; by later land, lower left in graphite: Seb Ricci; by later hand, lower left of mount in graphite:-Sebastiano Ricci, Maler- / geb. 1659 od. 1660 in Civita di Beluno, gest. 1734 / Dr. hl. Benedikt und seine Schwester Scholastika / und anderen Heligen, ober erscheint de hl. Jungfrau / vielleight von Sebastian Ricci selbst gestochen? / (Nagler XIII, S. 116); by later hand on mount, lower right in graphite: Fro. Fontebasso inc. / 3162

Wikidata ID

Q77007932

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