The Virgin of the Rosary with Saint Dominic and a Monk

c. 1570

Cherubino Alberti

Associated Names
Cherubino Alberti

Artist, Roman, 1553 - 1615

This drawing features a central, elevated figure being crowned, surrounded by numerous figures and angelic beings amidst an array of symbolic imagery. The detailed drawing depicts a woman holding a child, elevated on a pedestal, with an ornate crown being placed upon her head. The scene is surrounded by circular vignettes held by cherub-like figures. At the top, divine figures appear to be overseeing the coronation, gesturing outward. The composition is dense with figures, including kneeling figures and angelic beings holding drapery. The artwork is characterized by intricate details in the depiction of garments, expressions, and the circular scenes.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ruth and Jacob Kainen Memorial Acquisition Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 41.4 × 28.2 cm (16 5/16 × 11 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 53.6 × 38.4 cm (21 1/8 × 15 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2021.62.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch 1802 - 1821, no. 37

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

( Artemis Fine Arts, London). Dr. Eric Stanley (acquired 23 October 1981); (sale, Christie's London, 10 December 2019, no. 47); (Jan Johnson, Montreal); purchased 2021 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: no. 37.

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, in image, at lower left: Privilegio Th. S D h greg pp. XIII; in plate, in image, at lower right: CAB [artist's monogram]; at top right in graphite: 8/115; at lower at left in graphite, 37 - proof; at lower right in graphite: Coronation of the Virgin Cherubino Alberti after Zucchero; at bottom left, in blue pencil: 29; verso: along bottom, in blue pencil: Alberti Cherubino Bartsch XVII h 62 no. 37 proof

Watermarks

trimount in shield (similar to Briquet 11936, Lucca 1583)

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