Design for a ceiling decoration with Saint Cecilia in Glory
Maker
(artist)
1611-1690
1611-1690
Title
Design for a ceiling decoration with Saint Cecilia in Glory
Medium
red chalk, red wash, white bodycolour on laid paper, cut into an oval and laid down on a historic mount (Richardson's or Somers's?)
Dimensions
Height: 23.5 cm
Width: 37.8 cm
Width: 37.8 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.2
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
Sir Joshua Reynolds, London (1723-1792), L.2364; Jonathan Richardson, the elder, L.2995 and L.2992; R.E.A. Wilson (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 1935 (£6); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943
17th Century Art in Europe, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 03/01/1938-12/03/1938
17th Century Art in Europe, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 03/01/1938-12/03/1938
Literature
Sotheby's (London), Drawings by Baldassare Franceschini, called Il Volterrano, 3 Jul. 1980
Introduction (unpag.) and p. 18 under lot 16
ill.
Thiem, Christel, Florentiner Zeichnung des Frühbarock, Munich 1977
no. 214
ill. p. 214
17th Century Art in Europe, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1938
cat. no. 442
Photocopy in file.
Introduction (unpag.) and p. 18 under lot 16
ill.
Thiem, Christel, Florentiner Zeichnung des Frühbarock, Munich 1977
no. 214
ill. p. 214
17th Century Art in Europe, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1938
cat. no. 442
Photocopy in file.
Inscriptions
Watermark: centre: two letters (? unable to discern through mount).
Inscription: Baldassar Franceschini, detto il Volterrano. / [line below in graphite erased]
Inscription: [written copy of collector's mark L.2364] Sir Joshua Reynolds
Inscription: Questo e Originale di Baldassar Franceschini da Volterra, detto il Volterrano, ed e suo Primo Pensieri per il Depinto a Fresco / da quest' gran Huomo, que si vede nella Capella di Santa Cecilia nella Chiese della S. Sma. Nonziatta di Firenza, encontro / alla Sagristia; Queste e una delle Opere del Miglior Gusto di quel' Valentuomo, gran Ammiratore del Coreggio.
Inscription: 1
Collector's mark: Sir Joshua Reynolds (L.2364)
Collector's mark: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)
Collector's mark: Mount (Richardson's): Recto, lower centre, red ink and Verso, centre, brown ink: Jonathan Richardson the elder (L.2995 and L.2992).
Inscription: Baldassar Franceschini, detto il Volterrano. / [line below in graphite erased]
Inscription: [written copy of collector's mark L.2364] Sir Joshua Reynolds
Inscription: Questo e Originale di Baldassar Franceschini da Volterra, detto il Volterrano, ed e suo Primo Pensieri per il Depinto a Fresco / da quest' gran Huomo, que si vede nella Capella di Santa Cecilia nella Chiese della S. Sma. Nonziatta di Firenza, encontro / alla Sagristia; Queste e una delle Opere del Miglior Gusto di quel' Valentuomo, gran Ammiratore del Coreggio.
Inscription: 1
Collector's mark: Sir Joshua Reynolds (L.2364)
Collector's mark: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)
Collector's mark: Mount (Richardson's): Recto, lower centre, red ink and Verso, centre, brown ink: Jonathan Richardson the elder (L.2995 and L.2992).
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