The Virgin Giving the Girdle to Saint Thomas, between Saints Francis and Catherine of Siena

c. 1600/1605

Andrea Boscoli

Associated Names
Andrea Boscoli

Artist, Italian, 1564 - 1608

This is a drawing of a celestial scene. The drawing features a central figure draped in flowing robes amidst a dynamic cloudscape filled with small figures resembling cherubs. Below this figure, two other figures gesture upwards in various poses. Their draped garments and expressive postures create a sense of movement and drama. The composition is detailed, with delicate lines and varying shades of brown, conveying a sense of depth and atmosphere.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with brown wash over black chalk, heightened with white gouache, on laid paper laid down on an old mount

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 27.9 × 13.6 cm (11 × 5 3/8 in.)
    mount: 36.9 × 27 cm (14 1/2 × 10 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2021.40.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Hôtel des Ventes du Marais, Saint-Etienne, Paris, 1 June 2017, no. 44a, as "ecole italienne du XVIIe siècle); (Nicolas Schwed, Paris); purchased 2020 by NGA.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by later hand in graphite on verso: 6 [not deciphered] / 30

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