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The image shows a bearded man standing in a niche. He is dressed in robes with a hood, holding a staff in his right hand and an open book in his left hand. A small winged figure sits beside him, holding a shield. The background features an arched structure.
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The image shows a bearded man standing in a niche. He is dressed in robes with a hood, holding a staff in his right hand and an open book in his left hand. A small winged figure sits beside him, holding a shield. The background features an arched structure.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Sculpture of Saint Benedict in a Niche

Jakob Frey

Date
1735
Medium
red chalk heightened with touches of white chalk on brown laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 50.5 x 27.5 cm (19 7/8 x 10 13/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2009.70.121
Credit line
Joseph F. McCrindle Collection
Time span
1651 to 1700
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Angel
  • Statue
  • Man
Provenance

Giuseppe Valardi [1784-1863], Milan (Lugt 1223); Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Inscription

by later hand, lower left in graphite: Frey; by later hand, upper left verso in graphite: x403 (in circle); by later hand, upper center verso in red crayon: D498 (in circle); by later hand, center verso in graphite: Coll Mark / Frey / or Gellozzi / 17th sch / Caracci / School; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: Coll on(superscript) Vallardi

NGA object ID 143836. 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.