Madonna and saints, ca. 1597

Title

Madonna and saints

Draughtsman

• Andrea Boscoli

Inventor

• after Correggio

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• Italian Mannerism

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• chalk?
• red chalk
• Vergé paper
• handmade paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• washing
• pencil drawing
• chalk drawing?
• red chalk drawing

Geographic Reference

• Florentine
• Upper Italian

Production Reason

• composition study
• study after an altar
• study after a painting

Captions Added Later

Unten links Trockenstempel der Sammlung Thomas Lawrence, London (Lugt 2445); verso auf dem Auflagekarton Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• Nicht vorhanden

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal
• depiction of a saint

Persons Shown

• Sebastian (saint)
• Mary
• Christ Child

Primary

• 11F61 Madonna accompanied by saint(s)

Secondary

• 11G angels
• 31AA27631 sitting or standing on clouds - AA - female human figure
• 11G12 Cherubim
• 31A233 kneeling figure
• 11H(SEBASTIAN)9 the martyr Sebastian; possible attributes: arrow(s), bow, tree-trunk - portrait of male saint

Alternative Attribution

• after Correggio ? inventor; by note on mount

Historic Attribution

• Jacopo Zanguidi Bertoia draughtsman
• Correggio draughtsman