God the Father with His Right Hand Raised in Blessing

Girolamo dai Libri

Associated Names
Girolamo dai Libri

Artist, Lombard, 1474 - 1555

The image displays an upper body view of a figure with only the head, shoulders, and arms visible. The figure is positioned frontally with the head slightly bowed. Facial features are solemn with a full, long, and wavy beard, and the figure has long hair flowing down to the shoulders. The individual is wearing a robe with a visible sleeve pattern. The left hand is raised with fingers arranged in a gesture, while the right hand is holding an open book. The background is a muted and textured surface, possibly depicting an aged or weathered wall, with faint geometric shapes suggesting a halo or aura surrounding the figure's head.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    leadpoint(?), pen and brown ink and wash, heightened with white on cream-colored prepared(?) paper laid down on wood panel

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (lunette): 7 x 8.1 cm (2 3/4 x 3 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1951.10.31

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1988

  • Italian Renaissance Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1988, no cat.

Bibliography

1938

  • Schendel, A. van, DESSIN EN LOMBARDIE, Brussels: 1938, p.96 (as Ambrogio da Fossano, c.1495).

Wikidata ID

Q64572443

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