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Pastel rendition of Da Vinci's famous drawing "The Virgin and Child with St Anne and St John the Baptist-The Burlington House Cartoon" by David Aldus
HIGH PRESTIGE EXHIBITION STANDARD PASTEL RENDITION OF DA VINCI'S FAMOUS DRAWING "The Virgin and Child with St Anne and St John the Baptist" or "The Burlington House Cartoon". BY THE FABULOUS ARTIST DAVID ALDUS U.A
This lovely large monochromatic pastel of Da Vinci's "The Burlington House Cartoon"!!
"The Virgin and Child with St Anne and St John the Baptist" by David Aldus U.A
Signed by David Aldus
Highest price received for one of his paintings is £20,000 "Armada under attack from english fleet, £14,000. "Lot's Wife" Absolute investment opportunity!
The Virgin Mary sits on the lap of her mother, Saint Anne. The Christ Child blesses his cousin Saint John the Baptist (the child on the right). Leonardo also treated the meeting of the two children in his two paintings of the Vigin of the Rocks. Both works are set in a wild mountainous landscape.
Saint Anne’s gesture, her finger pointing to heaven, alludes to Christ’s future destiny. Since she does not look very old and seems intimately related to Saint John the Baptist, many scholars have proposed that she is Saint Elizabeth, the Baptist’s mother. However, there is no tradition of placing the Virgin upon Elizabeth’s lap, whereas Saint Anne was often represented in this way.
This large drawing is a cartoon, that is, a full-size preparatory study for a painting. Usually, in order to transfer a design onto a panel, the outlines of cartoons were pricked or incised. This example is intact. It must have been preserved in its own right as a finished drawing, although some areas have deliberately been left inconclusive or in rough outline.
A cartoon of a similar subject by Leonardo drew huge crowds when it was publicly displayed in Florence in 1501. This was probably made for the painting now in the Louvre, Paris. The National Gallery’s cartoon may have been executed slightly earlier in Milan, perhaps after the French invasion of the city. Many artists drew inspiration from these complex and atmospheric drawings.
Measurements; 44" x 32" ( 112cms x 82cms)
Pastel on board ..............
Ref only;Wikipedia; david aldus davidaldus.com
David Aldus the artist has exhibited with the Royal Society of British Artists ( R.B.A ); the Royal Institute of Oils (R.O.I); and the Royal Society of Marine Artists (R.S.M.A) He has been nominated twice as a finalist in the Garrick/Milne prize exhibition held at Christies LONDON. His work has been selected for the Discerning Eye Exhibition by Art Critic, Edward Lucie Smith, where all his work was sold. At the same Exhibition he was awarded a special commendation for his brushwork. He also sold all his work at the Lambeth Palace when exhibiting under the auspices of the Royal Society of Marine Artists. At the Westminster Central Hall United Artists' Exhibition he won first prize for the best Oil painting!! Highest price received for one of his paintings is £20,000 "Armada under attack from Englsih fleet" Also £14,000. "Lot's wife" see davidaldus.com . This painting was the same size as Turner's Hannibal crossing the Alps 5 foot by 8 foot. David Aldus also sold "A tribute to the people of Malta" that sold for £10,000. The same painting was the subject of a congratulatory letter from Queen Elizabeth II. Lord Lewin, Admiral of the Fleet also sent a letter of congratulations. He has held one or two-man shows at Knightsbridge; South Kensington; Windsor and numerous other venues. He has exhibited in Westminster Central Hall; Royal Festival Hall; Birmingham’s Royal British Artists exhibition; Victoria Art Gallery, Bath; Rooksmoor Gallery, Bath; London Guildhall; Mann Island, Liverpool; Christies, the London Auction House, etc.
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