Study for 'The Marriage at Cana' (recto)
Maker
(artist)
1542-1617
1542-1617
Title
Study for 'The Marriage at Cana' (recto)
Date of Production
1555 - 1617
Medium
black and white chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash (recto), black, red and white chalk (verso), on blue laid paper, with a border support added on the verso to make up the missing four corners
Dimensions
Height: 27.8 cm
Width: 43 cm
Width: 43 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4038
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
unknown sale, lot 9; anonymous sale, Sotheby's (London), 17 November 1948, lot 85 (with D.1952.RW.4028 and one other); purchased there by Colnaghi (London) on behalf of Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b (£4); Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Meijer, Bert W., Il disegno Veneziano, 1580-1650. Ricostruzioni storico-artistiche, Florence 2017
p. 451n3
rejected attribution to Vicentino
p. 451n3
rejected attribution to Vicentino
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Verso: centre, black ink: “Rosat”.
Collector's mark: Border support (historic, added on verso): lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso: centre, black ink: “Rosat”.
Collector's mark: Border support (historic, added on verso): lower right corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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