The Infant Christ: 2260

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Infant Christ

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Bartolomeo, Fra (Attributed to)

Entities

Drawing

Categories

Drawing

Notes

History note: Probably from the collection of Sir J.C. Robinson; Charles Ricketts and Charles Shannon (Lugt 506a); on loan to the Fitzwilliam Museum, 1933-37

Legal notes

The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937

Measurements and weight

Height: 268 mm
Width: 235 mm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood

Note

A fragment, showing the Infant Christ on the lap of the Virgin, of a cartoon for a picture; the head of the Christ child has been cut out; the lap of the Virgin has only roughly been indicated

School or Style

Materials used in production

Whitening
Black chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( buff)

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Black chalk, heightened with white on buff paper

References and bibliographic entries

[Vasari Society, 2nd Series, Vol. III]
'Italian Drawings at Burlington House' page(s): 182
Italian Drawings exhibited at the Royal Academy page(s): 17
Drawings of the Florentine Painters page(s): 39
Friends of a Lifetime page(s): 32

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Identification numbers

Accession number: 2260
Primary reference Number: 8013
Lugt: 506a
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 7 June 2022

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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