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The image shows a sketch of a seated figure at the center, potentially on a throne, with two other standing figures close by. The central figure is holding a smaller figure on their lap. The sketch does not show detailed facial features or hair, but instead the figures from head to toe. The figures are wearing robes or draped garments, with flowing lines in the sketch to represent this. No jewelry or objects other than the smaller figure are included in the sketch. Around the scene is an architectural structure with columns and an arch, decorated with ornamental elements above, suggesting a religious or ceremonial setting. The background consists of the architectural features, without any additional scenery depicted.
National Gallery of Art · Drawing
Altarpiece of the Madonna and Child with Saints, in Its Architectural Setting
Perino del Vaga
- Date
- 1528/1537
- Medium
- pen and brown ink on laid paper
- Dimensions
- overall: 23.6 x 16.1 cm (9 5/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
- Classification
- Drawing
- Accession number
- 1988.34.1
- Credit line
- Gift of The Circle of the National Gallery of Art
- Time span
- 1501 to 1550
- Department
- CG-E
Subjects and terms
- Madonna and Child
- religious
- Renaissance
- Central Italian
Provenance
August Artaria, Vienna (1807-1893)(Lugt 33). Rudolf Philip Goldschmidt [c. 1840-1914], Berlin. (Lugt 2926). Eva Dencker-Winkler, by 1988; NGA purchase in 1988.
Inscription
[on recto are artist's notations regarding altarpiece measurements]; lower left verso in graphite: No 61
NGA object ID 70407. 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.