A Saint Holding a Book

Provenance

Santo Varni, 1887 (Lugt undescribed); János Scholz, New York (Lugt undescribed); Helene C. Seiferheld, New York, 1962; William B. O'Neal [1907-1994], Charlottesville, VA, March 1962; gift to NGA, 1991.

A Saint Holding a Book

Assereto, Gioacchino

c. 1640

Accession Number

1991.150.68

Medium

red chalk and brown wash, heightened with white and incised for transfer on wove paper; verso rubbed with red chalk covering a red chalk study of a reclining man seen from behind

Dimensions

overall: 28.8 x 19.5 cm (11 5/16 x 7 11/16 in.)

Classification

Drawing

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Gift of William B. O'Neal, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art