The Virgin Protectress of the City of Siena, Francesco Vanni, 1588

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The Virgin Protectress of the City of Siena, 1588, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk, on light brown paper, 8 3/16 x 10 3/4in. ( x ), Drawings, Francesco Vanni (Italian, Siena 1563–1610 Siena), Vanni studied painting briefly in Rome, but, before his twentieth birthday, he was back home in Siena, where he pursued a long career as a painter of altarpieces and decorations for public buildings. In this brisk and luminous sketch, the Virgin appears in glory, her right hand raised in benediction, while Saint Bernardino and Saint Catherine of Siena intercede for their fellow citizens

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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