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The Virgin and Child c.1853-76
Albumen print | 20.7 x 13.9 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 851185
After a work attributed to Berto di Giovanni (d. 1529)
The Virgin and Child c.1853-76
After a work attributed to Berto di Giovanni (d. 1529)
The Virgin and Child c.1853-76
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A photograph of a pen and ink drawing now in the British Museum, London (inv. no.1860,0616.119). The drawing, formerly attributed to Raphael, has been recently ascribed to Berto di Giovanni (see Bibliographic References). Not included in Pouncey/Gere (1962).
The photograph shows the full-length seated Virgin, holding the Christ Child on her lap, who clutches her mantle with His right hand. Mother and Child both look down to the right.Provenance
Acquired for the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
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Creator(s)
After a work by the circle of (artist) -
Medium and techniques
Albumen print
Measurements
20.7 x 13.9 cm (sheet of paper)
Other number(s)
Bibliographic reference(s)
Catalogue of the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum. v. P. Pouncey and J.A.Gere, Raphael and His Circle (1962); p.196
Ferino Pagden 1982 : Disegni Umbri del Rinascimento da Perugino a Raffaello, 1982 / catalogo della mostra a cura di Sylvia Ferino Pagden, Città di Castello p.51, under no.26
