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Decorative motif of classical armour

Maker

After
(artist)
1499-1543

Title

Medium

pen and brown ink, brown wash, white bodycolour on brown laid paper, laid down

Dimensions

Height: 21.8 cm
Width: 32.9 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.3473.2

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

Label Text

Polidoro specialised in facade paintings which aimed to create the impression of classical reliefs. This design, which might be a workshop copy, probably shows a motif intended for the facade of the Palazzo Milesi in Rome, which along with scenes from the story of Niobe, included designs based on the military themes of Trajan's column and panels showing war trophies.

Provenance

Nicholas Lanier, London (1588-1666), L.2886; Sir Peter Lely, London (1618-1680); an anonymous eighteenth-century collection; sale of that collection, Sotheby's (London), 2 February 1944, lot 81 (with 3 others); purchased there by Colnaghi (London) on behalf of Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952) (£6); Witt Bequest 1952

Exhibition History

Special Display - Peter Lely - The Draughtsman and his Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 24/09/2012-13/01/2013

Special Display - Renaissance drawings, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 29/01/2009-20/05/2009

Gloria dell'Arte, Philbrook Art Centre, Tulsa, 28/10/1979-27/01/1980

Literature

Philbrook Art Centre, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1980, Gloria dell'arte: a Renaissance perspective, 1980
no. 69

Gloria dell'Arte, Philbrook Art Centre, Tulsa, 1979 / 1980
cat. no. 60

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: possibly at centre, but unable to see clearly through backing sheet and media.

Inscription: Recto: lower centre, brown ink: “Polodor”. Verso (backing sheet): lower centre, graphite: “Polidoro”.

Collector's mark: Recto: lower centre, stamped in black ink: Nicholas Lanier (L.2886); lower right edge, stamped in black ink: Sir Peter Lely (L.2092).

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