Madonna and Child with Angels, Saint Benedict, and Saint Scholastica

1629

Giulio Benso

Associated Names
Giulio Benso

Artist, Genoese, 1592 - 1668

This is a drawing of a gathering of figures. The scene depicts a group of figures dressed in flowing robes, most of which are concentrated around an infant held by an older figure. The infant is centrally positioned. Surrounding these primary figures are other individuals, some of whom have features resembling cherubic figures with wings. The figures are positioned within an architectural setting, indicated by the presence of a large column to the left and an arched opening in the background. The use of bold contour lines and shading gives depth and volume to the figures, while the subtle tones provide an ancient or classical feel to the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with brown wash, squared in graphite, on laid paper, laid down on old mount

  • Credit Line

    Eugene L. and Marie-Louise Garbáty Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 35.1 × 23.6 cm (13 13/16 × 9 5/16 in.)
    mount: 40.9 × 30.2 cm (16 1/8 × 11 7/8 in.)
    framed: 62.23 × 46.99 cm (24 1/2 × 18 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.165.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Hubert Marignane [1921 - 2002], Paris and Menton (Lugt 5120). (sale, Christie's New York, 25 January 2005, no. 67); private collection, Milan; (Stanza del Borgo, Milan); purchased 2018 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2020

  • A Superb Baroque: Art in Genoa, 1600-1750, National Gallery of Art, Washington; Scuderie del Quirinale, Rome, 2020, no. 56 (shown only in Washington, Washington venue canceled).

Bibliography

2019

  • Bober, Jonathan. "Genoese Baroque Drawings." National Gallery of Art Bulletin, No. 60(Spring, 2019): 28.

2020

  • Bober, Jonathan. A Superb Baroque: Art in Genoa, 1600-1750,Exh cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington: 206, no. 56.

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower left in brown ink: No. 271; by later hand, upper right verso in graphite: Il Pomerancio; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: ou Richardson(?) / Comte C. G. Tessin(?) / (Lugt 3985) / ex collection: F...[crossed out] / No. 270 / by later hand, lower right in blue ball point ink: L23.8 cm. 8

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