St Blaise
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Image: Courtauld
Image: Courtauld
Maker
Title
St Blaise
Date of Production
16th century
Object Number
D.2025.XX.5
Credit
Courtauld Gallery, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust). Gift of Alastair John Smith, 2025.
Location
Not currently on display
Label Text
This beautifully rendered figure of St Blaise in a niche may have been preparatory for a figure in painting or fresco. Executed with delicate use of brown wash and white heightening, the saint is shown holding in his right hand one of his attributes: a wool comb, which identified him as the patron saint of wool workers. In his left hand he holds a crosier.
The style of the drawing, in particular the modelling through the application of brown wash and white heightening, suggests a yet unidentified Lombard artist of the first half of the 16th century.
The style of the drawing, in particular the modelling through the application of brown wash and white heightening, suggests a yet unidentified Lombard artist of the first half of the 16th century.
Provenance
Frost & Reed Ltd, Bristol (1963) where acquired by John Smith; gifted to The Samuel Courtauld Trust, 2025
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