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A loosely drawn pen and ink sketch of Saint Jerome and Saint John. Jerome is with a lion and cherub and John, to his right, looks downward toward a lamb.

Donato Creti

Studies for Saint Jerome and Saint John the Baptist

Description

Maker

Donato Creti (Italian, 1671-1749)

Title

Studies for Saint Jerome and Saint John the Baptist

Year

ca. 1720-1749

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

pen and ink

Supports

Dimensions

16.4 x 25.1 cm (6 7/16 x 9 7/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Recto: inscribed in pen and ink with collector's mark of Henry Vaughan (1809-1899; Lugt 1380); and "N.o 109"

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Special Gift Fund

Object Number

58.004

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Drawing Closer
Four Hundred Years of Drawing from the RISD Museum
Mar 12, 2022 – Sep 04, 2022

Label copy

Donato Creti executed these independent sketches of male saints in his distinctive pen style, which combines highly controlled parallel lines and crosshatching with fluid open lines, as seen in the lion and the draped fabric. Creti employed short flicks of the pen to create forms and imitate textures, revealing a great economy of means. Creti’s spontaneous pen drawings were praised during his lifetime particularly because he did not rely on underdrawings, highlighting his confident control of this demanding medium.

Italian Art in Celebration of Rhode Island’s Italian Festival; Seven Centuries of Italian Art
CRIA Benefit Exhibition
Apr 12, 1967 – May 21, 1967
Italian Drawings from the Museum's Collection
Mar 17, 1961 – Apr 16, 1961

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Donato Creti (Italian, 1671-1749)
Studies for Saint Jerome and Saint John the Baptist, ca. 1720-1749
Pen and ink on white laid paper, mounted to a sheet of laid paper
16.4 x 25.1 cm (6 7/16 x 9 7/8 inches)
Special Gift Fund 58.004

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