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Copy after Michelangelo’s fresco of the ‘Prophet Jeremiah’ on the Sistine Chapel vault (Sistine Chapel, Rome, about 1512)

Cesari Mariannecci , 1867

Copy after Michelangelo’s fresco of the ‘Prophet Jeremiah’ on the Sistine Chapel vault (Sistine Chapel, Rome, about 1512), by Cesari Mariannecci, watercolor, 1867
Copy after Michelangelo’s fresco of the ‘Prophet Jeremiah’ on the Sistine Chapel vault (Sistine Chapel, Rome, about 1512), by Cesari Mariannecci, watercolor, 1867

Copy after Michelangelo’s fresco of the ‘Prophet Jeremiah’ on the Sistine Chapel vault (Sistine Chapel, Rome, about 1512) is a watercolor work on paper by the Impressionist artist Cesari Mariannecci. It dates from 1867 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum. This watercolour painting is a copy of Michelangelo's fresco of the Prophet Jeremiah from the Sistine Chapel's vault, created around 1512.

About this work

Overview

This watercolour painting is a copy of Michelangelo's fresco of the Prophet Jeremiah from the Sistine Chapel's vault, created around 1512. The original fresco is part of a series depicting Old Testament prophets.

Subject & Meaning

The Prophet Jeremiah is one of several prophets from the Old Testament represented in the Sistine Chapel's vault. These figures were believed to have foretold events of the Christian era before the birth of Christ.

History & Provenance

The watercolour was commissioned from Cesare Mariannecci by the Arundel Society in 1867. It was transferred to the National Gallery after the society's dissolution in 1897, and later to the V&A in 1993, where it remains.

Copy after Michelangelo’s fresco of the ‘Persian Sibyl’ on the Sistine Chapel vault (Sistine Chapel, Rome, 1511-1512).
Copy after Michelangelo’s fresco of the ‘Persian Sibyl’ on the Sistine Chapel vault (Sistine Chapel, Rome, 1511-1512)., Cesari Mariannecci

Artist & collection

Artist

Cesari Mariannecci

In the 1860s, Mariannecci spent years hunched over watercolors in Rome, squinting at Raphael’s frescoes until her brush matched their curves.

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Copy after Michelangelo’s fresco of the ‘Prophet Jeremiah’ on the Sistine Chapel vault (Sistine Chapel, Rome, about 1512) was painted by Cesari Mariannecci in 1867.

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