Saint Januarius and other saints (recto)
Maker
(artist)
1657-1747
1657-1747
Title
Saint Januarius and other saints (recto)
Date of Production
1731
Medium
black chalk with some light stumping (recto and verso) on laid paper, the left edge made up
Dimensions
Height: 25 cm
Width: 18.9 cm
Width: 18.9 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3870
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
This is a study for the main figure group in a painting in the Harrach Collection, Vienna. It shows Saint Januarius, the patron saint of Naples, visited in prison by Saints Proculus and Sosius. In the drawing, the fine handling of the black chalk used for the outlines and the shading shows Solimena's mastery of the medium.
Provenance
George John, 2nd Earl Spencer (1758-1834), L.1532; Spink & Son (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Special Display - Neapolitan drawings, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 06/10/2011-26/01/2012
Barock in Neapel, Kunstforum der Bank Austria, Vienna and Castel Sant'Elmo, Naples, 10/12/1993-20/02/1994
Italian Drawings of the 17th and 18th Centuries from the Witt
Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/03/1971-01/04/1971 ...More
Neapolitan Baroque and Rococo Painting, Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, Durham, 01/06/1962-12/08/1962 ...Less
Barock in Neapel, Kunstforum der Bank Austria, Vienna and Castel Sant'Elmo, Naples, 10/12/1993-20/02/1994
Italian Drawings of the 17th and 18th Centuries from the Witt
Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/03/1971-01/04/1971 ...More
Neapolitan Baroque and Rococo Painting, Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, Durham, 01/06/1962-12/08/1962 ...Less
Literature
Barock in Neapel: Kunst zur Zeit der osterreichischen Vizekonige, Kunstforum der Bank Austria, Vienna; Castel Sant'Elmo, Naples, 1993-1994
no. 115
ill. on p. 341
Neapolitan Baroque and Rococo painting, Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, Durham, 1962
no. 72
Neapolitan Baroque and Rococo Painting, Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, Durham, 1962
cat. no. 72
no. 115
ill. on p. 341
Neapolitan Baroque and Rococo painting, Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, Durham, 1962
no. 72
Neapolitan Baroque and Rococo Painting, Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, Durham, 1962
cat. no. 72
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower edge, graphite, partially over made-up left edge: “Solimene from Lord Spencer’s Collection J Spencer”. Verso: lower right, brown ink: “Franc: co Solim”.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: John Spencer (L.1532).
Inscription: Recto: lower edge, graphite, partially over made-up left edge: “Solimene from Lord Spencer’s Collection J Spencer”. Verso: lower right, brown ink: “Franc: co Solim”.
Collector's mark: Recto: lower right corner, stamped in black ink: John Spencer (L.1532).
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