Belvedere Staircase, from Bramante's Scala di Chiocciola, in the Cortile di San Damaso, Vatican
Maker
(artist)
1609-1690
1609-1690
Title
Belvedere Staircase, from Bramante's Scala di Chiocciola, in the Cortile di San Damaso, Vatican
Date of Production
1636 - 1640
Medium
graphite, pen and brown ink, brown, blue-green and yellow wash on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 23.8 cm
Width: 33.2 cm
Width: 33.2 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3639
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
Dr Alfred Scharf, London (1900-1965); purchased from him by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d. (£14); Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Master Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 16/10/1991-19/01/1992
Flemish drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, October 1977-January 1978
Flemish drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, October 1977-January 1978
Literature
Turner, Jane Shoaf and Christopher White, Dutch and Flemish drawings in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London 2014
pp. 424-425
Under no. 498
Master Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1991
cat. no. 47
pp. 102, 184
ill. on p. 103
Flemish drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, October 1977- January 1978
cat. no. 64 ...More
pp. 424-425
Under no. 498
Master Drawings from the Courtauld Collections, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1991
cat. no. 47
pp. 102, 184
ill. on p. 103
Flemish drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, October 1977- January 1978
cat. no. 64 ...More
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: centre: encircled fleur-de-lis with letters "G C" above (see tracing in file - no match in Heawood).
Inscription: Recto, within drawing: lower left, on door, brown ink, signed by the artist: "P. v. L"; lower left on wall, brown ink, artist’s hand: "dal vieño a Rom[...]"; centre on wall of staircase, brown ink, artist’s hand: "B / A //"; lower centre, on base of column, brown ink, artist’s hand: "C"; upper centre, on top of column, brown ink, artist’s hand: "D"; lower right corner, graphite: "6".
Inscription: Recto, within drawing: lower left, on door, brown ink, signed by the artist: "P. v. L"; lower left on wall, brown ink, artist’s hand: "dal vieño a Rom[...]"; centre on wall of staircase, brown ink, artist’s hand: "B / A //"; lower centre, on base of column, brown ink, artist’s hand: "C"; upper centre, on top of column, brown ink, artist’s hand: "D"; lower right corner, graphite: "6".
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