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Standing man, viewed from the front (recto)
Maker
Attributed to
(artist)
1721-1780
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1697-1768
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1674-1755
(artist)
1721-1780
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1697-1768
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1674-1755
Title
Standing man, viewed from the front (recto)
Date of Production
(circa) 1743
Medium
graphite, pen and brown ink on laid paper
(verified under microscope)
(verified under microscope)
Dimensions
Height: 30.2 cm
Width: 17.5 cm
Width: 17.5 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.346
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
Label Text
Bellotto drew this flamboyant image imitating the style of his uncle Canaletto, who had included this figure in one of his paintings. The hammer in the man’s apron suggests he is an artisan, possibly a cobbler. The Italian word volta at the upper right of the sheet is probably an instruction to turn over the page, as it appears on similar figure studies drawn on both sides of the paper, such as this one.
On the back of the same sheet he drew a figure seen from behind. The prominent cloak suggests that the figure may not be the same as the one drawn on the other side. The man wears fashionable clothes, such as elegant slippers and a bauta. This type of hat was a distinctive element of Venetian masquerade costume in the 18th century. During the carnival season, it was often combined with a mask to conceal the identity of the wearer.
On the back of the same sheet he drew a figure seen from behind. The prominent cloak suggests that the figure may not be the same as the one drawn on the other side. The man wears fashionable clothes, such as elegant slippers and a bauta. This type of hat was a distinctive element of Venetian masquerade costume in the 18th century. During the carnival season, it was often combined with a mask to conceal the identity of the wearer.
Notes
There are very similiar drawings in the Kupferstichkabinett, Berlin and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (39.79), attributed by some scholars to Bellotto, Canaletto's nephew, who imitated Canaletto in his youth. However, the Met retains the attribution to Canaletto on their drawing.
Provenance
A. Chariatte, London (early 20th century), L.88a; his sale, Sotheby's (London), 30 April - 1 May 1923, lot 1 (as Pier Leone Ghezzi); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (£1.5); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
La Serenissima: Drawing in 18th century Venice, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 14/10/2023-11/02/2024
Drawings Gallery Display - Reading Drawings, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 21/01/2017-04/06/2017
Canaletto and Bellotto, Palazzo Bricherasio, Turin, Italy, 13/03/2008-15/06/2008 ...More
Canaletto - Il trionfo della veduta, Guistiniani Palace, Rome, 11/03/2005-19/06/2005
The Witt Collection - Four centuries of drawings, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 03/04/2004-20/06/2004
Material Evidence, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 30/10/1998-24/01/1999
Master Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 16/10/1991-19/01/1992
Italian Drawings of the 17th and 18th Centuries from the Witt
Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/03/1971-01/04/1971
Canaletto, Art Gallery of Toronto, Canada, 01/10/1964-01/11/1964
A Selection of Drawings from The Witt/Courtauld Collections, University of Sussex, Falmer, 1964
Master Drawings from the Witt and Courtauld Collections, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, 17/11/1962-22/12/1962
Old Master Drawings from the Witt Collection, Auckland City Art Gallery, 01/09/1960-01/10/1960
Drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1958-59
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London; York City Art Gallery; Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953
Drawings by Old Masters, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1953
Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943
Exhibition of Venetian paintings and drawings, Matthiesen Gallery, London, 1939
Esposizione del Settecento Italiano, Venice & Italy, 1929
Burlington Fine Arts Club, London, 1927-28 ...Less
Drawings Gallery Display - Reading Drawings, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 21/01/2017-04/06/2017
Canaletto and Bellotto, Palazzo Bricherasio, Turin, Italy, 13/03/2008-15/06/2008 ...More
Canaletto - Il trionfo della veduta, Guistiniani Palace, Rome, 11/03/2005-19/06/2005
The Witt Collection - Four centuries of drawings, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 03/04/2004-20/06/2004
Material Evidence, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 30/10/1998-24/01/1999
Master Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 16/10/1991-19/01/1992
Italian Drawings of the 17th and 18th Centuries from the Witt
Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/03/1971-01/04/1971
Canaletto, Art Gallery of Toronto, Canada, 01/10/1964-01/11/1964
A Selection of Drawings from The Witt/Courtauld Collections, University of Sussex, Falmer, 1964
Master Drawings from the Witt and Courtauld Collections, Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester, 17/11/1962-22/12/1962
Old Master Drawings from the Witt Collection, Auckland City Art Gallery, 01/09/1960-01/10/1960
Drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1958-59
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London; York City Art Gallery; Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953
Drawings by Old Masters, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1953
Old Masters from the Witt Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 01/01/1943-01/05/1943
Exhibition of Venetian paintings and drawings, Matthiesen Gallery, London, 1939
Esposizione del Settecento Italiano, Venice & Italy, 1929
Burlington Fine Arts Club, London, 1927-28 ...Less
Literature
Kowalczyk, Bozena Anna, Canaletto e Bellotto: l'arte della veduta, Silvana Editoriale, Cinisello Balsamo (Milano) 2008
no. 27
Illus. p. 107
Canaletto: Il trionfo della veduta, Palazzo Giustiniani, Rome, 2005
no. 50 and on pp. 204 (under no. 51), 206 (under no. 52) and 208 (under no. 53)
Illus. p. 203
Master Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1991
cat. no. 18
pp. 44, 175
Illus. p. 45 (recto and verso), front cover (recto), back cover (verso) ...More
Laskin, Myron and Michael Pantazzi, Catalogue of the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. European and American Painting, Sculpture and Decorative Arts 1300-1800, Ottawa 1987
p. 53 under no. 3693
Mantegna to Cezanne: Master Drawings from the Courtauld, British Museum, London, 1983
cat. no. 63
Illus. p. 79
Constable, W.G., rev. by Links, J.G., Canaletto: Giovanni Antonio Canal 1697-1768, Oxford, 1976
no. 839 and on p. 616 under no. 840****
Illus. pl. 159
Canaletto: Giovanni Antonio Canal 1697-1768, Art Gallery of Toronto; National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, 1965-1965
no. 31
Illus. p. 71
Anthony Blunt and Philip Troutman, Master Drawings from the Witt and Courtauld Collections, 1962
cat. no. 73
Old Master Drawings from the Witt Collection, Auckland City Art Gallery, 1960
cat. no. 22
Drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1958 - 1959
cat. no. 66
Moschini, Vittorio, Canaletto, London, 1954
Illus. nos. 269, 270
Drawings by Old Masters, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1953
cat. no. 194
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London, York City Art Gallery and Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953
cat. no. 47
Illus. pl. VI
Parker, K.T., The drawings of Antonio Canaletto, in the Collection of His Majesty the King at Windsor Castle, Oxford and London, 1948
p. 26
Ojetti, I. et al., Il settecento Italiano, Milan, 1932
Illus. no. 163
Hadeln, Detlev Baron von, The drawings of Antonio Canal called Canaletto, London, 1929
Illus. pls 60, 61
Fiocco, Giuseppe, Venetian painting of the seicento and the settecento, Florence, Paris and New York, 1929
p. 65
Hadeln, Detlev Baron von, 'Some Drawings by Canaletto' in 'Burlington Magazine', December 1926 - 310-315
p. 315
Illus. pl. III
Sotheyb's/ Catalogue of Old Master Drawings and Modern Etchings from the Collection of the Late Monsieur A. Chariatte (1923) ...Less
no. 27
Illus. p. 107
Canaletto: Il trionfo della veduta, Palazzo Giustiniani, Rome, 2005
no. 50 and on pp. 204 (under no. 51), 206 (under no. 52) and 208 (under no. 53)
Illus. p. 203
Master Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1991
cat. no. 18
pp. 44, 175
Illus. p. 45 (recto and verso), front cover (recto), back cover (verso) ...More
Laskin, Myron and Michael Pantazzi, Catalogue of the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. European and American Painting, Sculpture and Decorative Arts 1300-1800, Ottawa 1987
p. 53 under no. 3693
Mantegna to Cezanne: Master Drawings from the Courtauld, British Museum, London, 1983
cat. no. 63
Illus. p. 79
Constable, W.G., rev. by Links, J.G., Canaletto: Giovanni Antonio Canal 1697-1768, Oxford, 1976
no. 839 and on p. 616 under no. 840****
Illus. pl. 159
Canaletto: Giovanni Antonio Canal 1697-1768, Art Gallery of Toronto; National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, 1965-1965
no. 31
Illus. p. 71
Anthony Blunt and Philip Troutman, Master Drawings from the Witt and Courtauld Collections, 1962
cat. no. 73
Old Master Drawings from the Witt Collection, Auckland City Art Gallery, 1960
cat. no. 22
Drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1958 - 1959
cat. no. 66
Moschini, Vittorio, Canaletto, London, 1954
Illus. nos. 269, 270
Drawings by Old Masters, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1953
cat. no. 194
Drawings from the Witt Collection at the Courtauld Institute of Art, St James's Square, London, York City Art Gallery and Peterborough Art Gallery, 1953
cat. no. 47
Illus. pl. VI
Parker, K.T., The drawings of Antonio Canaletto, in the Collection of His Majesty the King at Windsor Castle, Oxford and London, 1948
p. 26
Ojetti, I. et al., Il settecento Italiano, Milan, 1932
Illus. no. 163
Hadeln, Detlev Baron von, The drawings of Antonio Canal called Canaletto, London, 1929
Illus. pls 60, 61
Fiocco, Giuseppe, Venetian painting of the seicento and the settecento, Florence, Paris and New York, 1929
p. 65
Hadeln, Detlev Baron von, 'Some Drawings by Canaletto' in 'Burlington Magazine', December 1926 - 310-315
p. 315
Illus. pl. III
Sotheyb's/ Catalogue of Old Master Drawings and Modern Etchings from the Collection of the Late Monsieur A. Chariatte (1923) ...Less
Inscriptions
Inscription: Recto, at upper right and verso at upper left, brown ink: 11/uolta (apparently 'volta' was an exhortation to turn the page).
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left, stamped in red: A. Chariatte (L.88a).
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Watermark: none.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left, stamped in red: A. Chariatte (L.88a).
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Watermark: none.
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