Madonna and Child with Saints Laurence, Roch, Jerome, and others, Giovanni Baglione | Mia

Studies for an altarpiece of the Madonna and Child with Sts. Lawrence, Roch, and others (recto and verso) — Madonna and Child with Saints Laurence, Roch, Jerome, and others, c. 1630
Giovanni Baglione
Pen and brown ink and wash
Gift of Professor Alfred Moir 96.155
Not on View
In recognition of Giovanni Baglione's talent, Pope Paul V knighted him in 1606. In this lively series of pen and ink studies, he tested ideas for a Madonna and Child surrounded by saints. Although the figures are only summarily described, many are identifiable. Saint Laurence, for instance, appears in the composition on the left, holding the gridiron, on which he met his fiery martyrdom. On the right, the older nude figure kneeling before the Madonna is Saint Jerome.

On the back of the sheet Baglione jotted down a grocery list, reminding himself to pick up "olives, apples . . . onions, eggplant" and hinting to us the intimacy, informality, and importance of drawing in the artist's daily life.

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Title: Madonna and Child with Saints Laurence, Roch, Jerome, and others
Dated: c. 1630
Artist: Giovanni Baglione
Nationality: Italian
Artist Life: 1566 - 1643
Role: Artist
Gallery: Not on View
Department: European Art
Dimension: 8 x 8 1/8 in. (20.32 x 20.64 cm) (sheet, irregular)
Credit: Gift of Professor Alfred Moir
Accession Number: 96.155
Medium: Pen and brown ink and wash
Country: Italy
Century: 17th century
Provenance: Sale, Sotheby's, London, December 5, 1977, no. 41, to Moir; Alfred Moir, Santa Barbara (1977-1996; given to Mia)
Rights: Public Domain
Classification: Drawings
Catalogue Raisonne: Smith O'Neil 2002, app. 3, no. 19
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