Recumbent draped female figure
Maker
Francesco Ruschi (artist)
c. 1600-1661 (Life dates)
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1526-1578
c. 1600-1661 (Life dates)
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1526-1578
Title
Recumbent draped female figure
Date of Production
1540 - 1578
Medium
black and red chalk on laid paper, with irregular edges
Dimensions
Height: 28.1 cm
Width: 37.3 cm
Width: 37.3 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4114
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
Matthiesen (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Stock Julien. Disegni veneti di collezioni inglesi. 1a. ed. Vicenza: N. Pozza; 1980.
cat. no. fig. 36
attributed to Giambattista Zelotti and dated to the Palazzo Chiericati ceiling (c.1558).
Meijer, Bert W., Il disegno Veneziano, 1580-1650. Ricostruzioni storico-artistiche, Florence 2017
pp. 423, 425-7
fig. 30.3 on p. 425
cat. no. fig. 36
attributed to Giambattista Zelotti and dated to the Palazzo Chiericati ceiling (c.1558).
Meijer, Bert W., Il disegno Veneziano, 1580-1650. Ricostruzioni storico-artistiche, Florence 2017
pp. 423, 425-7
fig. 30.3 on p. 425
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: centre: circle containing a fleur-de-lis, topped by a three-leaf clover (similar to Briquet 7129 but larger and without the countermark – Reggio-Emilia 1590-96).
Inscription: Recto: lower left of centre edge, brown ink: “ziloto”. Verso: on strip of paper added at left centre edge to repair a tear, graphite, cut off: “v / Quem g[…] / Adora[…] //”; lower left corner, on strip of paper added to repair a loss, brown ink: “Ziloto”.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower left of centre edge, brown ink: “ziloto”. Verso: on strip of paper added at left centre edge to repair a tear, graphite, cut off: “v / Quem g[…] / Adora[…] //”; lower left corner, on strip of paper added to repair a loss, brown ink: “Ziloto”.
Collector's mark: none.
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