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The Marriage of the Virgin (Lunette)

1580–1600
Not on view
Rhoda Eitel-Porter was the first to propose the attribution of this drawing to Giorgio Picchi, one of the followers of Barocci, along with Antonio Viviviani, and Antonio Cimatori (note on the mount). The attribution of the Marriage of the Virgin has been confirmed with conviction by Denis Morganti (written communication, July 24, 2014), who is working on an article on Picchi's drawings. The MMA sheet is a finished modello for a Marriage of the Virgin: a further preliminary study for the same composition is in the Albertina, Vienna (inv. 610, Birke and Kertesz 1992, vol. 1, p/ 332 as "Schule von Siena"). The Albertina drawing, of a smaller scale (16 x 27.7 cm), has been squared and transferred onto the larger MMA sheet. A further drawing that was a preliminary sketch for this composition is in a private collection (written communication by Denis Morganti, July 24, 2014)
(Furio Rinaldi)

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Marriage of the Virgin (Lunette)
  • Artist: Giorgio Picchi, the Younger (Italian, Casteldurante [Urbania] ca. 1555–1605 Casteldurante [Urbania])
  • Date: 1580–1600
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over black chalk on light brown paper
  • Dimensions: 9 3/4 x 14 13/16in. (24.8 x 37.7cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Cornelius Vanderbilt, 1880
  • Object Number: 80.3.166
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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