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Depictions of episodes from the Gospels

After a work attributed to Lo Spagna (c. 1450-1528)

The head of a man c.1853-1876

Albumen print | 20.6 x 13.6 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 850381

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A photograph of a drawing by Giovanni di Pietro (known as Lo Spagna) now in the British Museum (inv. no.Ff,1.34) depicting the head of a man. Ruland (1876) relates this drawing to a painting by Lo Spagna depicting the Nativity now in the Pinacoteca Vaticana, Rome (inv. no. 40316). This painting is also known as the Madonna della Spineta. See RCIN 850380 for a photograph of the painting.
  • Creator(s)

    After a work attributed to Lo Spagna (c. 1450-1528) (artist)

    Subject(s)
    Blessed Virgin Mary
    Saint Joseph
  • 20.6 x 13.6 cm (sheet of paper)

  • Acquired for the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)

  • Object type(s)
      • visual works
        • photographs
    Subject(s)
    • Religion & Theology
      • Religions and faiths
        • Christianity
          • Life of Christ
            • Infancy of Christ
              • Nativity of Christ
  • Other number(s)

    Ruland p.32 B.VIII.3