Miraculous Mass of Saint Martin of Tours
Maker
(artist)
1600-1699
Formerly attributed to
Alonso de Mesa (artist)
1628-1668
1600-1699
Formerly attributed to
Alonso de Mesa (artist)
1628-1668
Title
Miraculous Mass of Saint Martin of Tours
Date of Production
(circa) 1595 - 1630
Medium
traces of black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash on laid paper, laid down on a mount
Dimensions
Height: 20.3 cm
Width: 14 cm
Width: 14 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.40
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
liturgy
Provenance
Sir William Stirling Maxwell, London (1818-1878); by descent to his son, Sir John Stirling Maxwell, Glasgow (1866-1956); his sale, Sotheby's (London), 15 - 16 February 1921, lot 249; presumably purchased there by E. Parsons & Sons (London); their sale, cat. 38, 1921, lot 389 (as by Mesa); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt (1875-1952) (£1.9); Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Véliz, Zahira, Spanish Drawings in the Courtauld Gallery: complete catalogue, London, 2011
no. 85
Illus. p. 243
Angulo Iñiguez, Diego and Alfonso E. Perez, A Corpus of Spanish Drawings, New York 1975-1988; 4 vols.
vol. III, p. 83, no. 434
Illus. pl. CXL
no. 85
Illus. p. 243
Angulo Iñiguez, Diego and Alfonso E. Perez, A Corpus of Spanish Drawings, New York 1975-1988; 4 vols.
vol. III, p. 83, no. 434
Illus. pl. CXL
Inscriptions
Watermark: unable to check due to mount.
Inscription: Mount (historic), Recto: lower left, graphite: “Alonzo de Mesa”.
Collector's mark: Mount (historic), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Mount (historic), Recto: lower left, graphite: “Alonzo de Mesa”.
Collector's mark: Mount (historic), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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