The Holy Family with the Infant John the Baptist and Saint Elizabeth
attributed to Girolamo Siciolante, known as Il Sermoneta (Sermoneta c.1521- Rome 1575)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1550
Materials
Oil on panel
Measurements
1140 x 930 mm
Place of origin
Italy
Order this imageCollection
Vyne Estate, Hampshire
NT 719414
Summary
Oil painting on panel, The Holy Family with the Infant John the Baptist and Saint Elizabeth, attributed to Girolamo Siciolante, known as Il Sermoneta (Sermoneta c.1521- Rome 1575), circa 1550 and inscribed on reverse: in red (?) circular wax seal on the back: R.C.A/DOG.DI/ROMA ('Republica Cisalpina [as in during the Napoleonic rule over Italy, 1798-1814], Dogana [Customs] di Roma' [and suggests that the painting had been in a Roman, rather than in a Bolognese collection]. A Mannerist painting in the tradition of Raphael or Perino del Vaga.The Madonna at the right in red and yellow robe, with the Christ Child on her lap, reaching out towards John at the left, behind whom is Saint Elizabeth while Saint Joseph is behind the Virgin at the right. The infant cousins meet for the first time when they are both in Egypt.
Provenance
Probably in Rome between 1798 - 1814; probably the Holy Family by Andrea del Sarto bought by Wiggett Chute, April 1847, for £30; bequeathed with The Vyne, estate and contents by Sir Charles Chute, 1st Bt (1879-1956)
Makers and roles
attributed to Girolamo Siciolante, known as Il Sermoneta (Sermoneta c.1521- Rome 1575), artist previously catalogued as attributed to Perino del Vaga (Florence 1501 – Rome 1547), artist attributed to Orazio Samacchini (Bologna 1532 - Bologna 1577), artist possibly Ercole Procaccini the elder (Bologna 1515- Milan 1595) , artist previously catalogued as attributed to Andrea del Sarto (Florence 1486 - Florence 1530), artist
References
Chute 1888 Chaloner William Chute. A History of the Vyne in Hampshire, & of persons who have at some time lived there. Winchester: Jacob & Johnson, 1888, p.144