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Description: | IU, unmounted s. on plate b. r. "WW Ryland sct. 1763"; inscr. on plate b. l. "Salvator Rosa delt."; inscr. on plate b. c. "In the collection of Mr Thos Hudson, Painter / CR edit."; inscr. on plate t. c. "Surrexit, non est hic, ecce Locus posuerunt eum."; inscr. verso c. in pencil "52 [circled]" CRE RYLAND, William, Wynne; (English; 1732-1783) AFTER ROSA, Salvator; (Italian; 1615-1673) 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.
Rosa's drawing belonged to the portrait painter and art collector Thomas Hudson (1701-1779) who lent another nine drawings to Rogers, a number surpassed only by his former pupil Joshua Reynolds who lent 15.
The sepulchre was Jesus' burial place. The first people to visit the tomb after his resurrection were a group of women who were met at the entrance by an angel. Based on the number and arrangement of the women, Rogers concludes that Rosa has made his interpretation from the gospel of Mark.
Rosa (1615-1673) was a highly original artist whose dramatic landscapes became very popular in England toward the end of the 18th century. He had a fiery personality which Rogers described extensively in his text. This is one of four of his drawings represented in the volume. | 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: | RELIGION : TOMB : IMITATION : DRAWING : HUDSON : STUDY : SEPULCHRE : PASSION : GOSPEL OF SAINT MARK : HUNTER VOLUME : REPRODUCTIVE : CHRIST : NEW-TESTAMENT : BIBLICAL : | 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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