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Description: | RU inscr on plate b. c. "L'ASSEMPTION DE LA Ste VIERGE / D'apres le dessein de Joseph Passari, qui est dans le Cabinet de Mr Crozat / Grave a l'eau forte par P. P. A. Robert, et en bois sous sa conduite par / Nicolas Le Sueur."; inscr on plate b. r. "131". CRE ROBERT, Paul Ponce Antoine; (French; 1686-1733) CRE LE SUEUR, Nicolas; (French; 1691-1764) AFTER PASSARI, Joseph; (Italian; 1654-1714) The reproduction of the drawings in the famous collection of Pierre Crozat is a project that took 17 years to complete. The first volume of 182 plates was published in 1729, the second in 1742.
Passari is little-known today. One of Carlo Maratta?s best pupils, he collaborated with him on a number of projects. This association with Maratta contributed to his high reputation in the 18th century. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | VIRGIN : ASSUMPTION : ANGEL : CROZAT : DRAWING : IMITATION : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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