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    Edward Matthew WARD R.A. (1816–1879)

    Edward Matthew WARD R.A. (1816–1879)

    $280 (approx conversion from £220)

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    Edward Matthew Ward R.A. (London 1816–1879 Windsor) 
    A Study from Andrea del Sarto's Fresco "La Natività della Vergine". Florence, Circa. 1836 
    Watercolour and bodycolour on card 
    28 cm. x 20.6 cm

    Provenance: 
    Private Collection UK

    On leaving the Royal Academy Schools in 1836, Ward travelled to Italy and was schooled for three years at the Accademia di San Luca in Rome. The work here, which is a study of the central figures from Andrea del Sarto's Fresco "La Natività della Vergine" in the Chiostro dei Voti (cloisters) of the Basilica della Santissima Annunziata in Florence [see Fig.2], dates from the period Ward spent in Italy.

    After his return to England, Ward became a history painter in the veign of William Hogarth and David Wilkie. His success in this genre ultimately led to him being commissioned during the 1850's to paint eight historical murals along the corridor leading into the House of Commons within the Palace of Westminster. In the light of the scale of this commission, it is interesting to note Ward making studies from one of the great Rennaissance frescos some 15 years earlier.

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    Additional Information

    Code

    10075 (AB-21685)

    Dimensions

    W: 20.6cm  (8.1")H: 28cm  (11")

    Period

    19th Century

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