The Virgin and Child Appearing to Saint Hyacinth
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.Fragonard and his patron, Saint-Non, made a leisurely return trip to Paris, stopping to take in the artistic treasures of the cities they passed through. They stayed a month in Bologna, an important destination on the itineraries of visitors to Italy in the eighteenth century. In this drawing, Fragonard easily translates the imposing figures and dramatic lighting of an altarpiece by the Bolognese painter Ludovico Carracci into his own style. Crisp lines describe the facets and folds of the major forms, while soft, even hatching in a range of densities lends volume and atmosphere to the scene.
Artwork Details
- Title: The Virgin and Child Appearing to Saint Hyacinth
- Artist: Jean Honoré Fragonard (French, Grasse 1732–1806 Paris)
- Artist: After Ludovico Carracci (Italian, Bologna 1555–1619 Bologna)
- Date: 1761
- Medium: Black chalk
- Dimensions: 11 9/16 × 8 1/4 in. (29.4 × 21 cm)
- Classification: Drawings
- Credit Line: Private collection
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints