Saint Augustine hesitating between the blood of Christ and the milk of the Virgin Mary (recto)
Maker
Attributed to
(artist)
1601-1667
(artist)
1632-1698
(artist)
1601-1667
(artist)
1632-1698
Title
Saint Augustine hesitating between the blood of Christ and the milk of the Virgin Mary (recto)
Date of Production
1600 - 1699
Medium
black chalk, pen and brown and dark brown, carbon-based ink, brown wash on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines
Dimensions
Height: 15.6 cm
Width: 20 cm
Width: 20 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.117
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
Sir William Stirling Maxwell, London (1818-1878); by descent to his son, Sir John Stirling Maxwell, Glasgow (1866-1956); his sale, Sotheby's (London), 15 - 16 February 1921, lot 249; presumably purchased there by E. Parsons & Sons (London); their sale, cat. 38, 1921, lot 381 (with D.1952.RW.116); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt (1875-1952) (16 shillings); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Alonso Cano (1601-1667), Fundacion Marcelino Botin, Santander, Spain, 02/04/2009-17/05/2009
Literature
Dibujos Espanoles, Museo de Bellas Artes de Asturias, Oviedo, 2012
p. 189
PDF attached; as by de Guevara
Mulcahy, Rosemary, 'Review: Spanish drawings in the Courtauld Gallery. Complete catalogue. By Zahira Véliz' in 'The Burlington Magazine', September 2011 - pp. 646-47; CLIV
p. 646
Véliz, Zahira, Spanish Drawings in the Courtauld Gallery: complete catalogue, London, 2011
no. 67
Illus. p. 203 ...More
Véliz, Zahira, Alonso Cano (1601-1667). Dibujos. Catálogo Razonado, Fundación Botín, Santander 2011
no. 60
Illus. p. 319
Clavijo Garcia, Augustín, Juan Niño de Guevara, pintor malagueño del siglo 17, Malaga 1998
no. 77 ...Less
p. 189
PDF attached; as by de Guevara
Mulcahy, Rosemary, 'Review: Spanish drawings in the Courtauld Gallery. Complete catalogue. By Zahira Véliz' in 'The Burlington Magazine', September 2011 - pp. 646-47; CLIV
p. 646
Véliz, Zahira, Spanish Drawings in the Courtauld Gallery: complete catalogue, London, 2011
no. 67
Illus. p. 203 ...More
Véliz, Zahira, Alonso Cano (1601-1667). Dibujos. Catálogo Razonado, Fundación Botín, Santander 2011
no. 60
Illus. p. 319
Clavijo Garcia, Augustín, Juan Niño de Guevara, pintor malagueño del siglo 17, Malaga 1998
no. 77 ...Less
Inscriptions
Watermark: centre: square with rounded corners, small circle at one corner, possibly a lantern (similar to Heawood 2846 - Venice 1613).
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Verso: upper centre, brown ink: "Rs y [reales and] 2/1".
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Verso: upper centre, brown ink: "Rs y [reales and] 2/1".
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