Harvard Art Museums > 1990.52: The Birth of the Virgin Drawings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"The Birth of the Virgin (Jacques Stella) , 1990.52,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/294579. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1990.52 People Jacques Stella, French (Lyon 1596 - 1657 Paris) Title The Birth of the Virgin Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 17th century Culture French Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/294579 Physical Descriptions Medium Gray wash over traces of black chalk on cream antique laid paper, laid down on cream antique laid paper, framing lines in black ink Dimensions irregular: 26.8 x 17.3 cm (10 9/16 x 6 13/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks watermark: none visible–drawing laid down Provenance Recorded Ownership History Melvin R. Seiden, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1990, inv. no. 1990.52 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Melvin R. Seiden Accession Year 1990 Object Number 1990.52 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Pierre Rosenberg, Passion for Drawing: Poussin to Cézanne, Works from the Prat Collection, exh. cat., Art Services International (Alexandria, VA, 2004), under cat. no. 12, fig. 1 Sylvain Laveissière and Gilles Chomer, Jacques Stella (1596-1657), exh. cat., Somogy Éditions d'Art (Paris, 2006), p. 232, fig. XV.1, repr. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
