Plague Victims Pleading for Help from Christ, the Virgin, and Saint Roch

1567/1573

Lattanzio Gambara

Associated Names
Lattanzio Gambara

Artist, Brescian, c. 1530 - 1574

This is a drawing of a group of figures in a scene. The upper portion features three figures on clouds, with the central figure holding objects, giving an impression of power. The surrounding figures seem to be in a posture of reverence. In the lower section, multiple figures are shown in various states of movement, with architectural elements in the background. The use of light and shadow, alongside intricate detailing, adds depth to the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with brown wash over black chalk, heightened with white gouache, with a small patched pasted over the head of the Virgin and then redrawn

  • Credit Line

    Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall: 28.9 x 16.3 cm (11 3/8 x 6 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2007.111.89

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Herbert List [1903-1975], Munich (Lugt 4063). Ursula and Adolf Ratjen, Vaduz, for Wolfgang Ratjen; Wolfgang Ratjen, Munich; purchased 2007 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2011

  • Italian Master Drawings from the Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, 1525-1835, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2011, no. 6.

Bibliography

1977

  • Stiftung Ratjen. Italienische Zeichnungen des 16. - 18. Jahrhunderts. Munich, 1977: 36, under no. 13 (entry by Richard Harprath).

1979

  • Di Giampaolo, Mario. Review of G. Vezzoli and P. Virgilio Begni Redona, Lattanzio Gambara, pittore. _Prospettiva 18 (July 1979): 58.

1991

  • Tanzi, Marco. Lattanzio Gambara nel Duomo di Parma. Turin, 1991: 30, fig. 16.

1995

  • Lachenmann, David. Fünfzig italienische Zeichnungen des 16. - 18. Jahrhunderts aus der Stiftung Ratjen, Vaduz. Vaduz, 1995: under no. 10.

1996

  • Lachenmann, David. Italian Drawings from the Ratjen Foundation, Vaduz. Exh. cat. The Frick Collection, New York. Bern, 1996: under no. 10 (reproduced).

Inscriptions

at lower left in brown ink: Barocio; at lower right in brown ink: 22; verso, at lower right in graphite: 11

Wikidata ID

Q64592676

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