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Scenes from the life of a Saint: 3021

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Scenes from the life of a Saint

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Vanni, Francesco (Circle of)

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Notes

History note: From the Collection of the Rev. Thomas Kerrich (1748-1828)

Legal notes

Bequeathed by the Rev. R. E. Kerrich 1872 (received 1873)

Measurements and weight

Height: 262 mm
Width: 72 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1873) by Kerrich, Richard Edward

School or Style

Italian

Materials used in production

Brown ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( buff coloured)

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen and brown ink on buff coloured paper, gone over with a stylus

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: come gli appo?b?s il demon / in forma di dona orando
  • Location: Underneath the first scene
  • Text: come No Sigre gli appa- / vue ....(?see blue paper file) / un flagello in mano
  • Location: Underneath the second scene
  • Text: come.........?accerid.. / Sottello
  • Location: Underneath the third scene

Identification numbers

Accession number: 3021
Primary reference Number: 6946

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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