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Donato Creti

Studies for Saint Jerome and Saint John the Baptist, ca. 1720 - 1749

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Description

Maker

Title

Studies for Saint Jerome and Saint John the Baptist

Year

ca. 1720 - 1749

Medium

Pen and ink on white laid paper, mounted to a sheet of laid paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

Supports

Dimensions

16.4 x 25.1 cm (6 3/8 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"

Type

Credit

Special Gift Fund

Object Number

58.004

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Drawing Closer

March 12 - September 4, 2022

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.

Use

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