Giovanni dalle Bande Nere and his army crossing the Rivers Po and Adda
Maker
Copy after
(artist)
1511-1574
(artist)
1511-1574
Title
Giovanni dalle Bande Nere and his army crossing the Rivers Po and Adda
Medium
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash, white bodycolour, on blue laid paper, with a brown wash circular framing line, on a historic support
Dimensions
Width: 29.3 cm
Height: 28.4 cm
Height: 28.4 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1786
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
A. Berthel, Surrey; purchased from him by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Italian Old Master drawings. Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, The National Art Gallery of New Zealand, Wellington, 1970
Literature
Härb, Florian, The Drawings of Giorgio Vasari (1511 - 1547), Roma 2015
p. 422, under no. 269
Italian Old Master drawings. Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, The National Art Gallery of New Zealand, Wellington, 1970
cat. no. 11
Fig. p. 12
p. 422, under no. 269
Italian Old Master drawings. Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, The National Art Gallery of New Zealand, Wellington, 1970
cat. no. 11
Fig. p. 12
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: centre: small shield containing a pineapple above the letters “AM” [or “MA”] (no match in Heawood or Briquet).
Inscription: Recto: lower right edge, brown ink: “Bernardino Campi”.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower right edge, brown ink: “Bernardino Campi”.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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