Antonio Maria Viani
ca. 1555-1629
Design for a Ceiling with the Trinity Adored by the Virgin and St. John the Baptist, Surrounded by Angels Carrying the Instruments of the Passion
15 15/16 x 21 3/8 inches (403 x 544 mm)
Black and red chalk, pen and brown ink, with white opaque watercolor, on blue laid paper; squared in graphite and red chalk.
1984.43
Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Francis Kettaneh.
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Watermark: none
Although attributed to the Emilian painter Giovanni Battista Tinti when acquired, this drawing was subsequently recognized by Mario di Giampaolo and Marco Tanzi as a study by Viani for frescoes in the Duomo of Mantua. Other drawings probably for the same project include a Study of Musical Angels in a private collection, a Holy Trinity in the Louvre (inv. 12593), a study of angels with the symbols of the passion in the Winnipeg Art Gallery (G-66-102), and a drawing sold at Koller Auctions, Zurich, 1 October 2021, lot 3404.
Although attributed to the Emilian painter Giovanni Battista Tinti when acquired, this drawing was subsequently recognized by Mario di Giampaolo and Marco Tanzi as a study by Viani for frescoes in the Duomo of Mantua. Other drawings probably for the same project include a Study of Musical Angels in a private collection, a Holy Trinity in the Louvre (inv. 12593), a study of angels with the symbols of the passion in the Winnipeg Art Gallery (G-66-102), and a drawing sold at Koller Auctions, Zurich, 1 October 2021, lot 3404.
Associated names
Tinti, Giovanni Battista, 1558-1604, Formerly attributed to.
Bibliography
Twenty-first report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1984-1986 / edited by Charles Ryskamp. New York : The Library, 1989, p. 384.
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