[Female saint kneeling before a crucifix] [drawing].

Published/Created:

[Netherlands?]
[between 1480 and 1440?]

Physical Description:

1 drawing : pen and ink with gray wash on laid paper, with black ink and gold paper lined mount ; sheet and image 108 x 82 mm, mounted to 162 x 134 mm, window mounted to 227 x 210 mm

Related Links:

Hazen, A.T. Catalogue of Horace Walpole's library, no. 3567

Notes:

Title devised by cataloger.
On verso, in unknown hand: "A Flemish drawing of a female saint worshipping a crucifix."
On verso: "Probably not Horace Walpole's. W.S. Lewis Feb 7 '73."
On verso: "'Late 15th or early 16th century. Probably Dutch. Anne-Marie Logan, BAC, Sept. 30, 1996."
Lower right corner of image, the letter 'D' encircled.
Formerly shelved as part of the SH Drawings collection.
Sold at Strawberry Hill Sale, day viii, lot 38, to Graves, £53.11.0. [London, 1266].
Not in Manuscript Catalogue of 1763.

Abstract:

A Flemish or Spanish drawing of a female saint kneeling before a crucifix. On her left are three well-dressed men, one of whom presents a bag (?) and another holds out a crown; at their feet stands an open chest filled with coins and treasure; above and behind them is the ruin of a building. On her right stand two musicians, one playing a flute and another a lute, while a third person holds out a bouquet of flowers. Above the musicians the grim reaper stands in a cloud holding his scythe against the body of man whose crown has toppled off, two other figures beside him have also lost their crowns. In the center top, a crown descends from a cloud.

Topics:

Grim Reaper (Symbolic character)
Musicians
Prayer
Saints
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797

Language:

No linguistic content; Not applicable

Genre:

Ink drawings -- Dutch -- 16th century

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Prints & Photographs

Rights:

These images are provided for study purposes only. For publication or other use of images from the Library's collection, please contact the Lewis Walpole Library at walpole@yale.edu. Further details on the Library's photoduplication policy are available at http://www.library.yale.edu/walpole/html/research/rights_reproductions.html

Call Number:

Folio 49 3567.2

Orbis Record:

9712269

Yale Collection:

Lewis Walpole Library

Digital Collection:

Lewis Walpole Library

Local Record Number:

lwlpr15039

Volume/Enumeration:

Digital version

OID:

11134218

PID:

digcoll:2563666