Lamentation over the body of Christ
Maker
After
(artist)
1616-1671
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1510-1563
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1494-1540
(artist)
1616-1671
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1510-1563
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1494-1540
Title
Lamentation over the body of Christ
Medium
red chalk with stumping – a counterproof - on laid paper with brown ink framing lines, laid down
Dimensions
Height: 18.5 cm
Width: 29.4 cm
Width: 29.4 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1148
Mode of Acquisition
Robert Clermont Witt, bequest, 1952
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
Sotheby's (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d. (5 shillings); Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Kusenberg, Kurt, Le Rosso, Paris 1931
p. 154, no. 24 (or 29?)
p. 154, no. 24 (or 29?)
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: centre: circle containing three round lobes on a stalk, connected to a large round object – an animal lying down?
Inscription: Recto: lower left corner, dark brown ink: “Rosso Fio.o”. Verso: only visible via transmitted light, lower left corner, ink: “ca / 170 //”.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower left corner, dark brown ink: “Rosso Fio.o”. Verso: only visible via transmitted light, lower left corner, ink: “ca / 170 //”.
Collector's mark: none.
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