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Study for 'The Marriage at Cana' (recto)

Maker

(artist)
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

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

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).

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