Study for the "Madonna della Scodella" [recto]

1523/1524

Correggio

Associated Names
Correggio

Artist, Parmese, 1489/1494 - 1534

This is a drawing of an outdoor scene featuring various figures. The drawing depicts several people in a natural setting, appearing to interact with each other and their surroundings. The central figure is seated, with other figures standing around in dynamic poses, possibly reaching upwards. The drawing is characterized by loose, fluid lines and a palette dominated by sepia tones, creating a sense of motion and texture in the scene. The use of hatching and shading adds depth and dimension to the figures and the surrounding environment, suggesting an ethereal atmosphere.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink, brown wash, and red chalk on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    The Armand Hammer Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 20.7 x 14 cm (8 1/8 x 5 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.217.6.a

Associated Artworks

The image shows an abstract arrangement of curving lines and soft, overlapping shapes that coalesce into a clustered group on the left side. The lines swirl and intersect within an arched frame. The overall form creates a sense of a shared moment. The sepia and subtle hues within the piece add a layer that makes the figures blend with the background in an abstract yet suggestive manner.

Saint Matthew and Saint Jerome [verso]

Correggio

1523

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Sir Peter Lely, London (Lugt 2092). Private collection (sale, Sotheby's, London, 3 December 1964, no. 21); (P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., Ltd., London); Michael Hirst, London, January, 1965; sold to Armand Hammer Collection, 1970; gift to NGA, 1991.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1969

  • Exhibition of Italian 16th Century Drawings from British Private Collections, Merchants Hall, Edinburgh, Arts Council of Great Britain in association with the Edinburgh Festival Society, 1969, no. 30.

1971

  • Exhibited with the Armand Hammer collection at 52 venues internationally from 1971 to 1987, starting with California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco.

1974

  • Recent Acquisitions and Promised Gifts, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1974, no. 68.

1984

  • Correggio and His Legacy: Sixteenth Century Emilian Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington; Galleria Nazionale, Parma, 1984, pp. 10, 98-107, repro. 19.

1993

  • Italian Drawings from the Armand Hammer Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1993-1994.

1995

  • Italian Drawings from the Armand Hammer Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1995-1996.

1997

  • Figure Studies and Compositional Drawings from the Armand Hammer Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1997-1998.

1999

  • Drawings of Religious and Mythological Subjects from the Armand Hammer Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1999-2000.

2000

  • Correggio and Parmigianino: Master Draughtsmen of the Renaissance, The British Museum, London and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2000-2001, p. 46 (no. 13a), pp. 56-57 (no. 21).

2002

  • Italian Drawings from the Armand Hammer Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2002-2003.

2004

  • Italian Drawings from the Armand Hammer Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2004-2005.

2005

  • Renaissance to Rococo: Drawings from the Armand Hammer Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2005-2006.

2006

  • Italian Drawings from the Armand Hammer Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2006-2007.

2008

  • Correggio, Galleria Nazionale, Parma, 2008-2009, cat no. IV. 35, repro.

2010

  • Italian Drawings from the Hammer Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2010-2011.

2013

  • Italian Drawings from the Armand Hammer Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2013-2014.

2016

  • Correggio e Parmigianino: Arte a Parma nel Cinquecento [Correggio and Parmigianino: Art in Parma during the Sixteenth Century], Scuderie del Quirinale, Rome, 2016, no. 31, repro

Bibliography

1970

  • Oberhuber, Konrad, "Drawing by Artists Working in Parma in the Sixteenth Century." Master Drawings Vol. 8 (1970): 278-279, pl. 30, 31.

1972

  • White, Christopher. "The Armand Hammer Collection: Drawings." Apollo Vol. 95 (1972): 458, figs. 3, 4.

1973

  • Hodge, Robert. "Three Stages in the Genesis of Correggio's Madonna della Scodella." The Burlington Magazine, 115, no. 846 (1973): fig. 61, 603-605.

1976

  • Gould, Cecil. The Paintings of Correggio. London, 1976: pp.251, 264-65, pl. 74B (verso); pl. 104B (recto).

1982

  • Ercoli, E. Arte e Fortuna del Correggio. Modena, 1982: 216.

1984

  • Walker, John. National Gallery of Art, Washington. Rev. ed. New York, 1984: 664, no. 1049, color repro. of recto.

1988

  • Di Giampaolo, Mario, and Andrea Muzzi, eds. Correggio. I Disegni. Turin, 1988: no. 85.

1989

  • Mendogni, Pier Paolo. Il Correggio a Parma. Parma, 1989: 104, repro. pp. 64 (verso) and 99 (recto).

1993

  • Di Giampaolo, Mario, and Andrea Muzzi. Correggio. Catalogo completo dei dipinti. Florence, 1993: 126 (recto).

1997

  • Ekserdjian, David. Correggio. New Haven and London, 1997: 225-226, 228, 230, fig. 228 (recto).

2001

  • Di Giampaolo, Mario. Correggio disegnatore/as Draughtsman. in Quaderno 3 of the series, Quaderni della Fondazione Il Correggio, Milan, 2001: 80-81, no. 33.

Wikidata ID

Q64540598

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