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Description: | IU, unmounted s. on plate b. r. "WW Ryland sct. 1763"; inscr. on plate b. l. "Cam. Procaccini delt."; inscr. on plate b. c. "Percussit Saul mille, et David decem millia / apd. CR Editm."; inscr. verso c. in pencil "36 [circled]" CRE RYLAND, William, Wynne; (English; 1732-1783) AFTER PROCACCINI, Camillo; (Italian; c.1555-1629) 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 is one of 42 drawings from Rogers' own collection, one of the best in the country.
In this drawing King Saul and his army return triumphant from defeating the Philistines. David walks ahead of the king holding Goliath's head. The inscription quotes the women's song about the thousand slain by Saul and the ten thousand by David. Rogers notes that Procaccini does not adhere exactly to the description of the event in the bible but praises other aspects of the drawing such as Saul's evident envy of David.
Procaccini (c.1555-1629) came from the city of Bologna and he and his brothers were contemporary with the Carracci with whom Rogers records some rivalry. This is the only representation of his drawings 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 : DAVID : IMITATION : DRAWING : HUNTER VOLUMES : OLD TESTAMENT : REPRODUCTIVE : BIBLICAL : PROCESSION : MUSIC : | 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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