The Holy Family with Saint John (a); Madonna and Child (b)
Francesco Vanni . Italy. 1584-1610. red chalk over black chalk on paper. Bequest of the Honorable James Bowdoin III. 1811.9.a.&.b.
Marks/Inscriptions
- "Vani da Siena" (inscription, verso of former mount (lost), pen and ink)
- "P. L." (Lugt 2092) - mark of Sir Peter Lely (artist) (1618-1680) (collector's mark, )
Provenance
- James Bowdoin III (Collector, Boston) -1811
- Bowdoin College Museum of Art (Museum, Brunswick, Maine) 1811-
Exhibition History
- For all the Saints. Bowdoin College (11/10/2009, 1/10/2010)
- Old Master Drawings from the Bowdoin College Museum of Art. Timken Museum of Art (5/13/2005, 8/14/2005)
- Drawing on Basics. Bowdoin College (10/14/1993, 12/19/1993)
- Old Master Drawings at Bowdoin College. (5/17/1985, 6/29/1986)
- In Quest of Excellence: Civic Pride, Patronage, Connoisseurship. Center for the Fine Arts (1/12/1984, 4/22/1984)
- Baroque Drawings. Bowdoin College (2/3/1981, 3/5/1981)
- The Draftsman's Eye: Late Renaissance Schools and Styles. Cleveland Museum of Art (3/6/1979, 4/22/1979)
Bibliography
Type: catalogue Author: Henry Johnson Document Title: Catalogue of the Bowdoin College Art Collections Publ. Place: Brunswick, Maine Reference: no. 15 Section Title: Pt. I, The Bowdoin Drawings Date: 1885 Type: catalogue Author: Bowdoin College Museum of Art Document Title: Bowdoin Museum of Fine Arts, Walker Art Building Edition: 4th Publ. Place: Brunswick, Maine Reference: no. 15 Publisher: Bowdoin College Section Title: Descriptive Catalogue of the . . . Date: 1930 Type: exhibition catalogue Author: E. J. Olszewski and J. Glaubinger Document Title: The Draftsman's Eye: Late Italian Renaissance Schools and Styles Publ. Place: Cleveland Location: p. 97 Reference: no. 72 (recto and verso illus.) Publisher: Cleveland Museum of Art Date: 1981 Type: exhibition catalogue Author: Jan van der Marck Document Title: In Quest of Excellence Publ. Place: Miami Location: p. 238 Reference: no. 41 (illus.) Publisher: Center for the Fine Arts Section Title: Civic Pride, Patronage, Connoisseurship Date: 1984 Type: exhibition catalogue Author: David P. Becker Document Title: Old Master Drawings at Bowdoin College Publ. Place: Brunswick, Maine Location: pp. 108-111 Reference: no. 50 Publisher: Bowdoin College Date: 1985 Type: paper Author: Susan E. Wegner Document Title: Images of the Madonna and Child by Three Tuscan Artists of the Early Seicento Publ. Place: Brunswick, Maine Location: pp. 8-20, 26-29, 36, 37 Reference: figs. 1, 2 Publisher: Bowdoin College Section Title: Vanni, Roncalli, and Manetti Date: 1986