Lamentation over the body of Christ
Maker
Attributed to
Italy (Siena) 16th century (artist)
1500-1599
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1529-1566
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1555-1619
Italy (Siena) 16th century (artist)
1500-1599
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1529-1566
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1555-1619
Title
Lamentation over the body of Christ
Date of Production
1500 - 1599
Medium
pen and brown ink, brown wash, white bodycolour on blue laid paper, with brown ink framing lines, on a historic mount
Dimensions
Height: 34.7 cm
Width: 24 cm
Width: 24 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4025
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
Francis Abbott, Edinburgh (1801-1893), L.970; Louis Roger, Ghent (1874-1953?); Beaux Arts Gallery (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d. (as by Lodovico Carracci); Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Mount (historic), Recto: lower left, graphite, written over L.2228b: “BK/-/-”; lower right, graphite: arrow pointing up at L.970 / “#9 //”. Mount (historic), Verso: upper left, black ink: “Lodovico Carraci – né 1555 mort 1619 / Carraci (Lud) Le Christ descendu de la Croix. / Dessin à la plume et au lavis lelevé de gouache. / Collection de feu Mr. Louis Roger, artiste sculpteur statuaire, / à Gand. //”.
Collector's mark: Recto and on Mount (historic), Recto: lower right, blindstamped: Francis Abbott (L.970). Mount (historic), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Mount (historic), Recto: lower left, graphite, written over L.2228b: “BK/-/-”; lower right, graphite: arrow pointing up at L.970 / “#9 //”. Mount (historic), Verso: upper left, black ink: “Lodovico Carraci – né 1555 mort 1619 / Carraci (Lud) Le Christ descendu de la Croix. / Dessin à la plume et au lavis lelevé de gouache. / Collection de feu Mr. Louis Roger, artiste sculpteur statuaire, / à Gand. //”.
Collector's mark: Recto and on Mount (historic), Recto: lower right, blindstamped: Francis Abbott (L.970). Mount (historic), Recto: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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