The Virgin and Child appearing to Sts. Christopher and Francis

XVI century. Grey-brown wash, Pencil, Grey-brown ink on yellow paper.
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This appears to be by a follower of the Sienese painter Casolani, rather than by the master himself. The head of St. Francis, with its large nose and bulbous lips, seems especially unfortunate,. The drawing is otherwise well handled and fluent.

Turner, Nicholas, From Michelangelo to Annibale Carracci. A century of Italian drawings from the Prado, Chicago, Art Services International, 2008, p.287

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The Virgin and Child appearing to Sts. Christopher and Francis

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Inventory number: D001593
Author: Anonymous (Circle of: Alessandro Casolani)
Title: The Virgin and Child appearing to Sts. Christopher and Francis
Date: XVI century
Technique: Grey-brown wash; Pencil; Grey-brown ink
Support: Yellow paper
Dimension: Height: 320 mm; Width: 195 mm
Provenance: Bequest of Pedro Fernández Durán y Bernaldo de Quirós, 1931
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. 287.

Turner, Nicholas, From Michelangelo to Annibale Carracci. A century of Italian drawings from the Prado, Art Services International, Chicago, 2008, pp. 287.

Monbeig Goguel, Catherine, Giovan Giacomo Pandolfi, dessinateurs des Marches, Paragone, LXIV marzo n.108, 2013, pp. 18-33 [25 lam.43].

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Inv. Legado Pedro Fernández Durán, 1931. Núm. 2048.

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

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