Saint John at the Foot of the Cross

c. 1460/1470

Maso Finiguerra

Associated Names
Maso Finiguerra

Artist, Florentine, 1426 - 1464

The image shows a full-length sketch of a person standing and facing slightly to the side. The person is depicted in a three-quarter view from the back, directing their gaze upward to the left. They have short, wavy hair that is neatly combed back. The clothing consists of flowing, draped garments, typical of classical attire, with visible folds and lines adding depth to the fabric's texture. There is no visible jewelry or object being held by the person. The background consists of an empty space, and the entire image is bordered by a series of rectangular frames that accentuate the central sketch. The frames vary in thickness and are layered to give the appearance of depth.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink and brown wash on laid paper; laid down

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dr. and Mrs. George Baer

  • Dimensions

    overall (approximate): 11.4 x 3.5 cm (4 1/2 x 1 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.96.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Melli 1995, no. 143

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Pelli-Fabbroni Collection, Florence. Leo Planiscig, bought 1946. (De Sanctis, Geneva, 1947). (P. &D. Colnaghi, London, sold 1949). Curtis O. Baer [1898-1976] (located on mount, Lugt undescribed); by descent to Dr. and Mrs. George Baer; gift to NGA, 1986.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1958

  • Drawings from the Collection of Curtis O. Baer, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, MA, 1958, no. 2 (as Florentine, c. 1460)(cat. by Agnes Mongan).

1985

  • Master Drawings from Titian to Picasso, The Curtis O. Baer Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, and tour, 1985-1987, no. 1 (as Florentine School, c. 1460-1470)(cat. by Eric M. Zafran).

1988

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

Bibliography

1968

  • Degenhart, Bernhard, and Annegrit Schmitt. Corpus der Italienischen Zeichnungen 1300-1450. Berlin, 1968, 1-2, 606, 617, 621, repro. 925.

1974

  • Kubiak, Richard. "Maso Finiguerra." Ph.D. dissertation, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1974: 185.

1995

  • Melli, Lorenzo. Maso Finiguerra: I disegni. Florence, 1995: no. 143, fig. 159.

Wikidata ID

Q64608083

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