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Description: | IU, unbound s. on plate b. r. "WW Ryland sct. 1764"; inscr. on plate b. l. "il Guercino delt."; inscr. on plate b. c. "Sta. CECILIA. / CR edit." CRE RYLAND, William, Wynne; (English; 1732-1783) AFTER GUERCINO, Giovanni Francesco Barbieri; (Italian; 1591-1666) PUB ROGERS, Charles; (English; 1711-1784) This unbound volume is part of William Hunter's original bequest. Published by Charles Rogers (1711-1784), an eminent eighteenth century collector, it consists of 112 prints accompanied by introductory texts on the artists represented. It highlights the wealth of old master drawings held in contemporary private British collections and is among the most impressive art historical writings of 18th century England.
This drawing is one of 42 from Rogers' collection, one of the best in the country.
In his notes, Roger's writes that Guercino painted five pictures of Saint Cecilia, a Roman Christian martyr who lived in the 5th century. She is the patron saint of music and is often depicted playing the organ as she is seen here.
The drawings of Bolognese painter Guercino were among the most sought after by eighteenth century collectors in England and Rogers included 10 in his volume. They were admired for their energy and their appeal was no doubt increased by George III's acquisition of more than 800 of his drawings in the early 1760s. | 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: | SAINT : STUDY : RELIGION : IMITATION : DRAWING : SAINT CECILIA : VIRGIN : CHASTITY : PATRONESS OF MUSIC : REPRODUCTIVE : WREATH : PUTTI : HUNTER VOLUME : | 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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