1990.52: The Birth of the Virgin
Drawings
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1990.52
- People
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Jacques Stella, French (Lyon 1596 - 1657 Paris)
- Title
- The Birth of the Virgin
- Classification
- Drawings
- Work Type
- drawing
- Date
- 17th century
- Culture
- French
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/294579
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Gray wash over traces of black chalk on cream antique laid paper, laid down on cream antique laid paper, framing lines in black ink
- Dimensions
- irregular: 26.8 x 17.3 cm (10 9/16 x 6 13/16 in.)
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- watermark: none visible–drawing laid down
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Melvin R. Seiden, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1990, inv. no. 1990.52
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Melvin R. Seiden
- Accession Year
- 1990
- Object Number
- 1990.52
- Division
- European and American Art
- Contact
- am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Publication History
- Pierre Rosenberg, Passion for Drawing: Poussin to Cézanne, Works from the Prat Collection, exh. cat., Art Services International (Alexandria, VA, 2004), under cat. no. 12, fig. 1
- Sylvain Laveissière and Gilles Chomer, Jacques Stella (1596-1657), exh. cat., Somogy Éditions d'Art (Paris, 2006), p. 232, fig. XV.1, repr.
Verification Level
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