Night

attributed to Battista Franco, c. 1550 - c. 1570

Until recently, this engraving was completely unknown. On the basis of style and technique it can be attributed to the Venetian artist Battista Franco. In his early years Franco made numerous drawings after sculptures by Michelangelo, including his Four Times of the Day in the San Lorenzo Church in Florence. The printmaker added a sleeping boy to Michelangelo’s representation of Night.

Artwork typeprint
Object numberRP-P-2016-687-2
Dimensionsheight 147 mm x width 255 mm
Physical characteristicsgravure

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Identification

Title(s)
Night
Object type
Object number
RP-P-2016-687-2
Description
Beeldhouwwerk van de Nacht, een liggend slapende naakte vrouw, met opgetrokken rechterbeen waaronder een uil zit. Onder de arm een masker. Aan haar voeten een slapend kind. Naar het beeld van Michelangelo van ca. 1526–1531 voor het grafmonument van Giuliano de' Medici in de San Lorenzo (Sint-Laurensbasiliek) in Florence.
Inscriptions / marks
- collector's mark: Lugt 2228
- collector's mark: Lugt 2760
Catalogue reference
- cat. veiling Berlijn, 26-5-2016, nr. 5121
- Raphael Rosenberg, 'Michelangelo's New Sacruisty and Vecchietti's Criticism of the Missing Attributes of the Times of the Day', in Stephan Koja en Claudia Kryza-Gersch red. Shadows of Time : Giambologna, Michelangelo and the Medici Chapel, Dresden 2018, p. 50, fig. 1.

Creation

Creation
- print maker: attributed to Battista Franco, Italy (possibly)
- after sculpture by Michelangelo
Dating
c. 1550 - c. 1570
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Material and technique

Physical description
gravure
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height 147 mm x width 255 mm

Explanatory note

Prent naar het beeld van Michelangelo op het grafmonument van Giuliano de Medici in de San Lorenzo te Florence.

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Person
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Acquisition and rights

Credit line
Purchased with the support of the F.G. Waller-Fonds
Acquisition
purchase 2016-07-14
Copyright
Public domain

Documentation

- cat. veiling Berlijn, 26-5-2016, nr. 5121
- Raphael Rosenberg, 'Michelangelo's New Sacruisty and Vecchietti's Criticism of the Missing Attributes of the Times of the Day', in Stephan Koja en Claudia Kryza-Gersch red. Shadows of Time : Giambologna, Michelangelo and the Medici Chapel, Dresden 2018, p. 50, fig. 1.

Persistent URL

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https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200655569