The Purification of the Virgin

Adriaan de Weerdt, c. 1573

Mary climbs up the stairs to make an offering at the Temple. This is part of the purification ritual, which was required by Jewish law after a woman gave birth. The drawing vividly demonstrates the influence of Italian art on De Weerdt. The slender, elongated figures and the interest in the effects of light and dark evoke the work of Francesco Mazzola (1503-1540), more commonly known as Parmigianino.

  • Artwork typedrawing
  • Object numberRP-T-2023-22
  • Dimensionsheight 245 mm x width 195 mm
  • Physical characteristicszwart krijt en bruine olieverf, op papier geprepareerd met olieverf, doorgegriffeld

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Identification

  • Title(s)

    The Purification of the Virgin

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-T-2023-22

Creation

  • Creation

    draftsman (artist): Adriaan de Weerdt, unknown

  • Dating

    c. 1573

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    zwart krijt en bruine olieverf, op papier geprepareerd met olieverf, doorgegriffeld

  • Dimensions

    height 245 mm x width 195 mm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of the F.G. Waller-Fonds, the Friends Lottery and the S.L.R. Zimmerman-Taylor Bequest, dedicated to Ger Luijten (1956-2022)

  • Acquisition

    purchase 2023-03-02

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; collection Harold Fryer; sale, Mrs. Abraham Solomon (New York) et al, London (Sotheby's){section: Harold Fryer}, 13 December 1966, no. 108, GBP 224.00, to the dealer Christopher Powney (London);{Copy RMA.} …; sold by the dealer Peter Claas (London), to Pieter de Boer (1894-1974), Hergiswil, Switzerland, 1967;{exh. cat. Drawings of Five Centuries, London (Alpine Gallery), 15 -27 May 1967, no. 96(a-d).}; his sale, London (Phillips), 17 April 1996, no. 120, GBP 3000, … to Barbara Piasecka Johnson (1937-2013), Princeton, NJ; her sale, London (Christie’s), 30 September 2014, no. 272, GBP 1,123, to Niels de Boer, Amsterdam

Documentation

  • Ilja M. Veldman, “Tekeningen van Adriaan de Weert”, Delineavit et Sculpsit,Delineavit et Sculpsit 42 (2017), pp. 2-22, ill. 4, 5, 8, 12.

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