Saint Bernard of Clairvaux kneeling before the Virgin and Christ Child. Colour etching by A. Scacciati, 1766, after G.B. Poccetti.
- Poccetti, Bernardino, 1548-1612.
- Date:
- [1766]
- Reference:
- 3310i
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The subject is the "Lactatio Bernardi", the squirting of the Virgin's breast-milk on to the saint. A crozier lies on the floor. In the left background, two monks standing by a balustrade gesticulate towards Bernard
Publication/Creation
[Florence], [1766]
Physical description
1 print : etching, with sulphur tone
Lettering
Ber. Pocetti inv. e del. Scacciati incid.
References note
R. Weigel, Die Werke der Maler in ihren Handzeichnungen, Leipzig: R. Weigel, 1865, p. 507, no. 6037 ("Die heilige Jungfrau mit dem Kinde erscheint dem Heiligen Bernhard. Scacciati, Disegni originali 58")
Reference
Wellcome Collection 3310i
Reproduction note
After a drawing in the Biblioteca Marucelliana, Florence, inventory no. D 209 (red chalk, 23.2 x 19 cm)
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