A catalogue of the pictures and drawings in the National loan exhibition, in aid of National gallery funds, held in the Grafton Galleries, London (1909-1910) (1909) (14763618935)
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Title: A catalogue of the pictures and drawings in the National loan exhibition, in aid of National gallery funds, held in the Grafton Galleries, London (1909-1910)
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: National Loan Exhibition (1909-1910 : London, England) Cook, Herbert Frederick, Sir, 1868-1939 Brockwell, Maurice Walter, 1869-1958 Grafton Galleries (London, England)
Subjects: Art
Publisher: London : W. Heinemann
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive
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velvet, a hawk, an owl, two lions, and a spoonbill.A favourite hind stands before her, and at her feet lies an openbook of spells. To the left is a brilliant landscape of thinly paintedtrees, a building, distant woods against the horizon riu-^hed withlight, and blue sky, all of which denote Dossos youthful mannerand the inspiration of Giorgione and Titian. A subject of which Dosso was fond, for he painted it again once, ifnot twice. The present work is earlier than the example in the BorgheseGallery at Rome, where she is seated, draped, in a meadow in Oriental garb.—Burlington Fine Arts Club, Catalogue of Ferrarese Jri, 1894, p. 18. Depuis longtemps considere comme une des ceuvres de jeunesse les plusimportantes du mahre.—L. Cust on La Collection de M. R. H. Bensonin Les Arts, October 1907, p. 22. Canvas. 38^ in. x 52^ in. (0.977 x 1.333). Shown at the Burlington Fine Arts Club, 1894, No. 54; exhibited atBurlington House, Old Masters, 1896, No. 110. Lent by R. \\. Benson, Esq. ^n
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88SCHOOL OF ANDREA MANTEGNA: 1431-1506 Paduati SchoolMADONNA AND CHILD THE Virgin is seated, turned three-quarters towards the right ;red tunic and light green (?) mantle ; holding the InfantSaviour to her breast ; dark background. Canvas. 22 in. x 15^ in. (0.559x0.40).Not previously exhibited.Lent by Lord Barryniore. »35 89GIROLAMO DAI LIBRI: 1474-1556 School of Vei07iuCHRIST IN GALILEE Two scenes from the life of Christ are being simultaneouslyenacted towards the right of the composition against anarchitectural background ; a stag is climbing a rock in the centre ;a house on the extreme left ; in the distance is seen a lake withthe walls ot a city and mountains on the far side. Wood. 24 in. X 53J in. (0.61 x 1.352). Formerly in the William Graham Collection. This is probably the picture exhibited at Burlington House, Old Masters,1875, No. 169, as a work by a Painter Unknown, and entitled Landscapewith Architecture and Figures. Lent by Sir Kenneth Muir-Mackenzie, K.C.M.G. 136 90GENT
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