The Martyrdom of Saint Eusebius

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The Martyrdom of Saint Eusebius

c. 1781

Ubaldo Gandolfi (Italian, 1728–1781)

Like his younger brother Gaetano, Ubaldo Gandolfi excelled at representing the human figure with great anatomical accuracy. Both brothers had studied in Bologna with a famous sculptor-anatomist named Ercole Lelli. This drawing is a study for a painting in the cathedral in Vercelli in northern Italy that had to be completed by Gaetano after Ubaldo's sudden death from typhoid in 1781. Saint Eusebius is the patron saint of Vercelli.

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Object Details

Title:

The Martyrdom of Saint Eusebius

Date:

c. 1781

Artist:

Ubaldo Gandolfi (Italian, 1728–1781)

Medium:

Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, over traces of black chalk, on cream laid paper, mounted down

Dimensions:

Sheet: 11 5/8 x 7 7/16 inches (29.6 x 18.9 cm)

Classification:

Drawings

Credit Line:

The Muriel and Philip Berman Gift, acquired from the Matthew Carey Lea bequest of 1898 to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, with funds contributed by Muriel and Philip Berman and the Edgar Viguers Seeler Fund (by exchange), 1984

Accession Number:

1984-56-1683

Geography:

Made in Italy, Europe

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