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Assumption of the Virgin

Maker

Spain (Seville or Cordoba) 17th century (artist)
1600-1699

Formerly attributed to
Francisco Meneses Osorio (artist)
1666-1721

Title

Date of Production

(circa) 1670

Medium

none.
black chalk on laid paper

Dimensions

Height: 18.4 cm
Width: 17.3 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.169

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

Label Text

This dynamic study shows the Virgin Mary rising into heaven, a topic often represented in Sevillian art. The inscription attributes the sheet to Francisco Meneses Osorio (1640- 1721), a follower of Seville’s leading painter, Murillo. The exuberant yet accurate handling of the chalk and the similarities to facial features in the drawings of the artist Antonio García Reinoso of Córdoba are, however, striking and suggest an artist active in that city.

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, probably cat. 38, 1921, though Witt did not specify which Parsons sale, as he did for his other Spanish purchases from this sale; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt (1875-1952) (£1.2); Witt Bequest 1952

Exhibition History

The Spanish Line - From Ribera to Picasso, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 13/10/2011-15/01/2012

The golden age of Spanish art: from El Greco to Murillo and Valdes Leal: paintings and drawings from British Collections, Nottingham University Art Gallery, 11/02/1980-29/03/1980

Spanish drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1978 (March - May) ...More

A selection of Spanish drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1956 ...Less

Literature

Véliz, Zahira, Spanish Drawings in the Courtauld Gallery: complete catalogue, London, 2011
no. 50
Illus. p. 167

Centro Regional de Bellas Artes, Oviedo, 'Sobre dibujos españoles y la Colección Apelles' in 'Dibujos Españoles del Siglo del Oro', 2002
pp. 176-79
Illus. no. 1

The golden age of Spanish art: from El Greco to Murillo and Valdes Leal: paintings and drawings from British Collections, Nottingham University Art Gallery, 1980
cat. no. 62 ...More

Spanish drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1978 (March - May)
cat. no. 36

A selection of Spanish drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1956
cat. no. 24

Troutman, Philip, 'Old Master Drawings - I' in 'Apollo', June 1956 - pp. 177-179; 63, 376
p. 179
Illus. p. 179 ...Less

Inscriptions

Collector's mark: none.

Inscription: Recto: lower left, brown ink: “Meneses”.

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