Battle Scene, with Soldiers Raising the Standard

XVI century. Grey wash, White lead, Grey ink, Pencil, Grey-brown ink on grey paper.
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The central figures of the composition raise the banner with the shield of Pope Clement VII (Giulio de Médicis). The execution is loose and the drawing is evidently the work of a follower. It is about the design for a frieze.

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Battle Scene, with Soldiers Raising the Standard

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Inventory number: D003006
Author: Anonymous (Follower of: Giulio (Giovanni Francesco Penni) Romano)
Title: Battle Scene, with Soldiers Raising the Standard
Date: XVI century
Technique: Grey wash; White lead; Grey ink; Pencil; Grey-brown ink
Support: Grey paper
Dimension: Width: 335 mm; Height: 230 mm
Provenance: Bequest of Pedro Fernández Durán y Bernaldo de Quirós, 1931; I. Brun</br></br>
Entry date: 1931

Bibliography +

Museo Nacional del Prado, Catálogo de dibujos. Dibujos italianos del siglo XVI (por Nicholas Turner, con la colaboración de José Manuel Matilla), V, Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, 2004, pp. 378.

Turner, Nicholas, From Michelangelo to Annibale Carracci. A century of Italian drawings from the Prado, Art Services International, Chicago, 2008, pp. 378.

Other inventories +

Inv. Legado Pedro Fernández Durán, 1931. Núm. 80.

Update date: 02-06-2026 | Registry created on 28-04-2015

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