According to an autograph inscription on the back of the sheet, this drawing was made in Venice in 1660. Quellinus ended his visit to Italy there in that year, and then settled in Antwerp. It is probably a design for an altarpiece which was never completed. The correction lower right is striking. Evidently he was not entirely satisfed with the group of fgures with a beggar, so he pasted a new version of it on a small piece of paper on top.
Specifications
| Title | Virgin and Child Worshipped by Saints |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Black chalk, brush and grey ink |
| Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
|
| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 413 mm Width 293 mm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Draughtsman:
Jan Erasmus Quellinus
|
| Accession number | MB 5037 (PK) |
| Credits | From the estate of F.J.O. Boijmans, 1847 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 1847 |
| Creation date | in circa 1660 |
| Collector | Collector / F.J.O. Boijmans |
| Internal exhibitions |
Rubens, Jordaens, Van Dyck en tijdgenoten (2001) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | Southern Netherlands > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
