Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine with Saint Jerome

Francesco Vanni

Associated Names
Francesco Vanni

Artist, Sienese, 1563 - 1610

This is a sketch of three figures' upper bodies and faces. The central figure is a woman holding a child, who is facing left. On the right side is another figure looking at the child, and below them is a third figure in a dynamic pose with an extended arm. The figures are drawn with delicate, flowing lines on textured brownish paper.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black chalk on light brown paper squared in brown ink

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall (approximate): 28.7 x 21.4 cm (11 5/16 x 8 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1971.66.9

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Charles Rogers, London (Lugt 624); Adolph Paul Oppé, London; (McRoberts and Tunnard Ltd., London); Mr. [d. 1970] and Mrs. Lester Francis Avnet, Great Neck, Long Island, NY; purchased 19 October 1971 by NGA.

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Exhibition History

1968

  • Old Master Drawings from the Collection of Mr. & Mrs. Lester Francis Avnet, traveling exhibition circulated by The American Federation of Arts, New York, 1968, no. 96.

1974

  • NGA RA 1974, p. 202 ("The Holy Family").

Wikidata ID

Q64562439

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