red chalk drawing of a woman at center with her arms out stretched looking skyward; clouds at her feet; flanked by two putti

Assumption of the Virgin, 1759-1770

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The French artist Robert Ango lived in Rome in the early 1760s and produced countless red chalk drawings copying Italian baroque paintings from the preceding century. The source for this study is Domenichino painting of the Assumption from the Virgin (1616-17) in Rome's church of Santa Maria in Trastevere, a canvas inserted into the lavish coffered ceiling that Domenichino also designed.

Details
Title
Assumption of the Virgin
Artist Life
active 1759-1770
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2015.93.20
Provenance
John E. Andrus III, Wayzata, Minn., at least by 1984; by descent to his daughters, Elizabeth, Katie, and Julie; gave to MIA, 2015. Earlier provenances have been gathered, but further research will increase our knowledge of their histories.
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red chalk drawing of a woman at center with her arms out stretched looking skyward; clouds at her feet; flanked by two putti