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A monk carrying the image of the crucified Christ (recto)
Religious procession (verso)

Maker

Attributed to
Juan Martín Cabezalero (artist)
1633-1673

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1600-1699

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1601-1667

Title

A monk carrying the image of the crucified Christ (recto)
Religious procession (verso)

Date of Production

1600 - 1699

Medium

graphite, pen and brown ink (with added binder), brown wash, on ochre-washed laid paper, with arched brown ink framing lines (recto - examined under microscope), pen and brown ink (verso)

Dimensions

Height: 27.1 cm
Width: 16.1 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.3776

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

The swift, scratchy pen line and vigorously applied wash convey a sense of devotional fervour. This scene of a religious procession shows a Franciscan monk carrying the crucified Christ glorified by angels in the sky. The study may be connected with Cabezalero’s work for the Third Franciscan Order in Madrid, which focused on the contemplation and re-enactment of Christ’s Passion in public processions.

Provenance

E. Parsons & Sons (London), cat. 46, around 1927, lot 122; F.A. Drey (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952

Exhibition History

The Spanish Line - From Ribera to Picasso, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 13/10/2011-15/01/2012

Literature

Véliz, Zahira, Spanish Drawings in the Courtauld Gallery: complete catalogue, London, 2011
no. 26
ill. on p. 111 (recto), p. 110 (verso)

Wethey, Harold E., 'Alonso Cano's drawings' in 'The Art Bulletin', 1952 - pp. 217-38; XXXIV, 3
p. 233
under 'Copies and wrong attributions'

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: Recto: lower right corner: triple mount (resembles, though with a greater separation between the mounts, Piccard 150046 - Ravenna 1501).

Inscription: Verso: upper centre edge, graphite, abraded and now mostly illegible: “Cano [...]”; lower left, graphite, circled: “S.36.”.

Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

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