Trompe l'oeil vaulted ceiling of Church of Saints Flora and Lucilla in Arezzo
Maker
Attributed to
(artist)
1642-1709
(artist)
1642-1709
Title
Trompe l'oeil vaulted ceiling of Church of Saints Flora and Lucilla in Arezzo
Medium
pen and brown ink, watercolour, white bodycolour, compass and stylus, on laid paper, squared in red chalk, cut into a circle and laid down on a historic support, with a historic mount border
Dimensions
Height: 22.8 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.3985
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
illusionism
illusion
Provenance
Paul Prouté (Paris); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Scenes and Stages - Creating Architectural Illusion, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 26/06/2008-27/07/2008
Architectural Drawings from the Witt Collection, University of Nottingham, 01/05/1972-01/06/1972
Drawings from the Witt Collection, University of Southampton, 16/02/1970-04/03/1970 ...More
Architectural Drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/07/1961-01/10/1961 ...Less
Architectural Drawings from the Witt Collection, University of Nottingham, 01/05/1972-01/06/1972
Drawings from the Witt Collection, University of Southampton, 16/02/1970-04/03/1970 ...More
Architectural Drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 01/07/1961-01/10/1961 ...Less
Literature
Architectural Drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1961
cat. no. 9
cat. no. 9
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: within drawing, red chalk: grid is numbered from 1 to 8 twice, with 1 at the centre of the drawing and the numbers both ascending above and descending below Verso: left of centre, graphite, upside down: “No 12 / [monogram? unclear] //”; upper right, graphite: “x 1343”; lower right, graphite, underlined: “2-109”. Mount border (historic), Recto: left centre edge, graphite: “v&T”; left lower edge, graphite: “Opmt #6 / B. Bev 350- //”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: within drawing, red chalk: grid is numbered from 1 to 8 twice, with 1 at the centre of the drawing and the numbers both ascending above and descending below Verso: left of centre, graphite, upside down: “No 12 / [monogram? unclear] //”; upper right, graphite: “x 1343”; lower right, graphite, underlined: “2-109”. Mount border (historic), Recto: left centre edge, graphite: “v&T”; left lower edge, graphite: “Opmt #6 / B. Bev 350- //”.
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