Alexander Consecrating the Altars for the Twelve Olympian Gods

1545/1547

Perino del Vaga

Associated Names
Perino del Vaga

Artist, Italian, 1501 - 1547

This is a drawing of a group of historical or mythological figures around a detailed architectural structure. The artwork depicts an assembly of figures dressed in classical or ancient attire, standing adjacent to an ornate architectural element with intricate relief work. The figures are positioned closely together, with expressive gestures that suggest an interaction or narrative taking place among them. The drawing uses strong lines and shading to create depth and highlight the intricate details of the figures' clothing and the architectural motifs.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with gray wash over black chalk on laid paper; laid down

  • Credit Line

    Woodner Collection, Gift of Dian Woodner

  • Dimensions

    overall: 31.7 x 21 cm (12 1/2 x 8 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.42.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Jacques Seligmann & Co., New York); purchased by Ian Woodner, New York, 25 January 1967; by inheritance to his daughters, Andrea and Dian Woodner, New York, 1990.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1966

  • Master Drawings, Jacques Seligmann & Co., New York, 1966, no. 29.

  • Prouté Catalogue, Dessins originaux anciens et modernes, Estampes Anciennes du XVe au XVIIIe siècle, Estampes Originales de maitres des XIXe et XXe siècles, Paris, 1966, no. 6.

1970

  • The Age of Vasari, Art Gallery, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana and tour, 1970, no. D24.

1971

  • Woodner Collection I: A Selection of Old Master Drawings before 1700, William H. Schab Gallery, New York and tour, 1971-72, no. 18.

1981

  • Gli affreschi di Paolo III a Castel Sant'Angelo: progetto ed esecuzione 1543-1548, Museo Nationale de Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome, 1981-82, no. 74.

1983

  • Master Drawings from the Woodner Collection, J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu and tour, 1983-85, no. 19.

1986

  • Meisterzeichnungen aus Sechs Jahrhunderten: Die Sammlung Ian Woodner, Haus der Kunst, Munich and Vienna, 1986, no. 21.

  • Dibujos de los siglos XIV al XX: Colección Woodner, Museo del Prado, Madrid, 1986-87, no. 26.

1987

  • Master Drawings: The Woodner Collection, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1987, no. 19.

1990

  • Master Drawings from the Woodner Collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1990, no. 25.

1995

  • The Touch of the Artist: Master Drawings from the Woodner Collections, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995-1996, no. 48.

2001

  • "Perino del Vaga: tra Raffaello e Michelangelo" ("Perino del Vaga: between Raphael and Michelangelo"), Centro Internazionale d'Arte e di Cultura di Palazzo Te, Mantua, 2001.

2006

  • Master Drawings from the Woodner Collections, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2006 - 2007.

2017

  • The Woodner Collections: Master Drawings from Seven Centuries, NGA, 2017.

2020

  • Raphael and His Circle: Prints and Drawings from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2020, no cat.

Bibliography

n.d.

  • Ward, Roger. "Master Drawings from the Woodner Collection, Washington, D.C." The Burlington Magazine 126, no. 973 (April 1984): 252 (under no. 19).

1969

  • Bean, Jacob. "National Gallery of Scotland: Catalogue of Italian Drawings." Master Drawings VII (1969): 57, pl. 38.

1978

  • Harprath, Richard. Papst Paul III als Alexander der Grosse. Berlin, 1978: 43-46, pl. 74.

1994

  • Griswold, William and Linda Wolk-Simon. Sixteenth-Century Italian Drawings in New York Collections. Exh. cat. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1994: mentioned under no 66.

1995

  • The Touch of the Artist: Master Drawings from the Woodner Collections. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995-1996: no. 48.

Inscriptions

lower left in pen and brown ink: perin / del vaga

Wikidata ID

Q64619307

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