Galatea
Maker
Attributed to
Matteo Bonechi (artist)
1669-1756
Attributed to
(artist)
1662-1728
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1634-1705
Matteo Bonechi (artist)
1669-1756
Attributed to
(artist)
1662-1728
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1634-1705
Title
Galatea
Date of Production
1669 - 1756
Medium
chalk (black), watercolour, bodycolour on blue laid paper, with grey ink framing lines
Dimensions
Height: 28.1 cm
Width: 40.7 cm
Width: 40.7 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1746
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
F.B. Neumayer (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Chiarini, Marco, 'Disegni del tardo Barocco Fiorentino' in 'Per Luigi Grassi: Disegno e Disegni', Rimini, 1998 - 379-389
p. 382
p. 389, fig. 8
p. 382
p. 389, fig. 8
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: centre (unable to see clearly through media): looks like a fleur-de-lis.
Inscription: Cortona
Inscription: Pietro da Cortona
Inscription: 2064 Giordano
Collector's mark: collector's mark of Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)
Inscription: Cortona
Inscription: Pietro da Cortona
Inscription: 2064 Giordano
Collector's mark: collector's mark of Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)
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