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This is a drawing of a ceremonial procession inside a grand hall. The image shows a crowded scene in a large room, with a tall central pillar and a prominent framed artwork hanging on the far wall, around which the spectators are gathered. The ink and brushwork are used to convey the gathering of figures and the architectural elements with great detail. Ornamental decorations and a floral garland frame the central image. The overall composition creates a balanced representation of an elaborate gathering or procession inside a stately room.
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This is a drawing of a ceremonial procession inside a grand hall. The image shows a crowded scene in a large room, with a tall central pillar and a prominent framed artwork hanging on the far wall, around which the spectators are gathered. The ink and brushwork are used to convey the gathering of figures and the architectural elements with great detail. Ornamental decorations and a floral garland frame the central image. The overall composition creates a balanced representation of an elaborate gathering or procession inside a stately room.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Procession of the Madonna di San Luca

French 18th Century

Medium
pen and brown ink with brown wash over graphite on wove paper, tipped down on another sheet with a border drawn in pen and black in, graphite and gray wash
Dimensions
sheet: 9.7 x 15.4 cm (3 13/16 x 6 1/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2009.70.18
Credit line
Joseph F. McCrindle Collection
Time span
1651 to 1700
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Building
  • Figures
  • Frame
Provenance

(sale, Christie, Mason & Woods, London, 24 June 1982, no. 163, as Italian School, circa 1790); Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Inscription

by later hand, lower center in pen and brown ink: Processione della Madonna di San Luca; by later hand, lower right in graphite: 37; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: B; by later hand, center on mount verso in graphite: 13 / C de la Fosse / French. 18. cent.

NGA object ID 143670. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.