Terms and conditions of use
Christ in the house of Simon the Pharisee
(c. 1545-1565); printed 1609
Medium
chiaroscuro woodcut printed from four blocks in grey inks
Measurements
25.3 × 37.2 cm (image and block) 25.7 × 37.5 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1950
Gallery location
16th & 17th Century Gallery - Painting and Sculpture
Mezzanine linked to Level 1, NGV International
About this work
Alessandro Gandini made six chiaroscuro woodcuts, now excessively rare. This woodcut depicts an episode from the Gospel of Luke in which a penitent woman, often associated with Mary Magdalene, washes Christ’s feet with her tears and long hair. It is based on a design by Raphael for a fresco in the Santissima Trinità dei Monti in Rome that was executed by his studio assistants. Gandini relied upon a drawing by Parmigianino after one of the Raphael workshop’s preparatory drawings. Gandini’s woodblock was acquired by the Bolognese printer and publisher Andrea Andreani, who added his address and issued impressions in 1609.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Bologna, Italy; Mantua, Italy
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Takahatake 80 ii/ii; Bartsch XII.40.17.ii (as by Ugo da Carpi)
Edition
2nd of 2 states
Printing/Publishing
published by Andrea Andreani, Mantua
Inscription
printed in ink (in image) l.r.: RAPHEL VRB / INVEN / AA (monogram) / In mantoua / 1609
Accession Number
2297-4
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
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