The Israelites in the desert
Maker
(artist)
1524-1587
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1508-1573
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1504-1570
1524-1587
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1508-1573
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1504-1570
Title
The Israelites in the desert
Medium
pen and brown ink, white bodycolour (now discoloured and flaked off) on blue laid paper, with later graphite framing lines
Dimensions
Height: 17.1 cm
Width: 28.1 cm
Width: 28.1 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.1958
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
E. Parsons & Sons (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
16th Century Italian Drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1969
Literature
Giampaolo, Mario Di, 'Giulio Campi: ancora due disegni per San Sigismondo' in 'Prospettiva', January 1977 - 54-56; 8
p. 56
p. 55, fig. 9
p. 56
p. 55, fig. 9
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Recto, lower left edge: fragment of a mark but obscured by staining along lower edge.
Inscription: [...] P.o Caraba[...]
Inscription: studio di Giulio Campi per la / prima campata di S. Sigismundo / (altro studio agli Uffizi 735E) / A. Ballarin //
Inscription: si, Giulio Campi / Mario Giampaolo, dic. 1975 //
Inscription: The only name I can / find near this is / Pedro Cabanes - Catalan / op. 1493 - p. 1538. / Th.B. //
Collector's mark: collector's mark of Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)
Inscription: [...] P.o Caraba[...]
Inscription: studio di Giulio Campi per la / prima campata di S. Sigismundo / (altro studio agli Uffizi 735E) / A. Ballarin //
Inscription: si, Giulio Campi / Mario Giampaolo, dic. 1975 //
Inscription: The only name I can / find near this is / Pedro Cabanes - Catalan / op. 1493 - p. 1538. / Th.B. //
Collector's mark: collector's mark of Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)
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