Juno (study for the fresco in the Farnese Palace, Rome)
Maker
Attributed to
(artist)
1557-1602
Alternatively attributed to
(artist)
1560-1609
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1550-1578
(artist)
1557-1602
Alternatively attributed to
(artist)
1560-1609
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1550-1578
Title
Juno (study for the fresco in the Farnese Palace, Rome)
Date of Production
1597 - 1608
Medium
graphite, pen and brown ink and brown wash on laid paper, all four corners cut, laid down on a historic mount
Dimensions
Height: 19.4 cm
Width: 13.4 cm
Width: 13.4 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1275
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
acquired by Colnaghi (London) from an anonymous source, 16 September 1935; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, that same day (£3 and in part exchange, as by Agostino); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Drawings by the Carracci from British Collections, Hazlitt, Gooden and Fox, London, 09/04/1997-09/05/1997
Drawings by the Carracci from British Collections, Ashmolean Museum, Oxfor & England, 10/12/1996-31/03/1997
Italian Drawings of the 17th and 18th Centuries from the Witt
Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/03/1971-01/04/1971 ...More
Italian Old Master drawings. Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, The National Art Gallery of New Zealand, Wellington, 1970
Master Drawings of the 17th century from the Witt Collection, Art Gallery of South Australia, Festival Exhibitions, Adelaide, 1968
unnumbered typescript - title was possibly 'A Selection of Drawings from The Witt/Courtauld Collections [as exhibited in 1964 at University of Sussex, Falmer]', Nottingham University, 1966
The Carracci - Drawings and Paintings, Newcastle & England, 1961
Old Master Drawings from the Witt Collection, Auckland City Art Gallery, 01/09/1960-01/10/1960
Drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1958-59
Mostra dei Carracci, Bologna & Italy, 1956 ...Less
Drawings by the Carracci from British Collections, Ashmolean Museum, Oxfor & England, 10/12/1996-31/03/1997
Italian Drawings of the 17th and 18th Centuries from the Witt
Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/03/1971-01/04/1971 ...More
Italian Old Master drawings. Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, The National Art Gallery of New Zealand, Wellington, 1970
Master Drawings of the 17th century from the Witt Collection, Art Gallery of South Australia, Festival Exhibitions, Adelaide, 1968
unnumbered typescript - title was possibly 'A Selection of Drawings from The Witt/Courtauld Collections [as exhibited in 1964 at University of Sussex, Falmer]', Nottingham University, 1966
The Carracci - Drawings and Paintings, Newcastle & England, 1961
Old Master Drawings from the Witt Collection, Auckland City Art Gallery, 01/09/1960-01/10/1960
Drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1958-59
Mostra dei Carracci, Bologna & Italy, 1956 ...Less
Literature
Diane DeGrazia, 'Carracci drawings in Britain and the state of Carracci studies', in Master Drawings, 36, 3, 1998
p. 301
Fig. 6
As by Agostino Carracci.
Drawings by the Carracci from British Collections, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford; Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox, London, 1996-1997
no. 84
Fig. p. 135
Italian Old Master drawings. Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, The National Art Gallery of New Zealand, Wellington, 1970
cat. no. 26 ...More
Martin, John Rupert, The Farnese Gallery, Princeton, 1965
pp. 219, 262, no. 92
Fig. 203
The Carracci: drawings and paintings, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1961
no. 138
Illus. pl. XXXVIII
Old Master Drawings from the Witt Collection, Auckland City Art Gallery, 1960
cat. no. 25
Drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1958 - 1959
cat. no. 29
Mostra dei Carracci: disegni, Palazzo dell'Archiginnasio, Bologna, 1956
no. 192
Tomory, Peter Alexander, The Ellesmere Collection of Old Master Drawings, 1954
p. 22 ...Less
p. 301
Fig. 6
As by Agostino Carracci.
Drawings by the Carracci from British Collections, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford; Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox, London, 1996-1997
no. 84
Fig. p. 135
Italian Old Master drawings. Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, The National Art Gallery of New Zealand, Wellington, 1970
cat. no. 26 ...More
Martin, John Rupert, The Farnese Gallery, Princeton, 1965
pp. 219, 262, no. 92
Fig. 203
The Carracci: drawings and paintings, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1961
no. 138
Illus. pl. XXXVIII
Old Master Drawings from the Witt Collection, Auckland City Art Gallery, 1960
cat. no. 25
Drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1958 - 1959
cat. no. 29
Mostra dei Carracci: disegni, Palazzo dell'Archiginnasio, Bologna, 1956
no. 192
Tomory, Peter Alexander, The Ellesmere Collection of Old Master Drawings, 1954
p. 22 ...Less
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermarks: none in the drawing sheet. Mount (historic), Recto: left centre edge, fragments: two marks superimposed over each other so mount is composed of at least two sheets: the upper and lower halves of a Strasburg lily over probably a cursive “W”.
Inscription: 12
Inscription: 3
Inscription: Agostino Carracci 22/8
Collector's mark: collector's mark of Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)
Inscription: 12
Inscription: 3
Inscription: Agostino Carracci 22/8
Collector's mark: collector's mark of Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)
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