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Design for ceiling decoration to contain painted panels with scenes from the life of David

Maker

Attributed to
Ottavio Semino (artist)
1520-1604

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1556-1641

Title

Design for ceiling decoration to contain painted panels with scenes from the life of David

Date of Production

1570 - 1641

Medium

graphite, pen and brown ink, purple-brown wash on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines, on a historic support

Dimensions

Width: 29.4 cm
Height: 21.1 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.1765

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.R. Meatyard (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: Verso (backing sheet), upper edge: fragment of cartouche containing letters “PE[…] / M[…] //” (presumably 'PESCIATA / AI / MASSO //").

Inscription: Recto: lower right edge, graphite: “Tavarone”.

Collector's mark: none.

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