About this artwork
This drawing was previously considered severely rubbed and thought to have been strengthened by a later hand. The slightly unusual appearance of the handling in fact results from clarifications that were made by Farinati himself. While his original brush and wash drawing was still damp, he reinforced the contours using either black chalk or charcoal. This resulted in the heavily outlined and brightly highlighted figures seen here.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Paolo Farinati (1524 - 1606) Italian
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title:The Virgin and Child
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date created:1560 - 1580
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materials:Black chalk and brown wash, heightened with white on blue paper
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measurements:23.70 x 43.50 cm
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credit line:David Laing Bequest to the Royal Scottish Academy transferred 1910
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accession number:D 749
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Paolo Farinati
Paolo Farinati
Farinati was born in Verona and became the city’s leading painter in the later part of the sixteenth century after his compatriot Paolo Veronese moved to Venice in the early 1550s. Farinati was not only a successful painter, but also a prolific and accomplished draughtsman. According to Vasari,...