Design for a frieze with classical figures
Maker
Pietro Paolo Baldini (artist)
1605-1650
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1596-1669
1605-1650
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1596-1669
Title
Design for a frieze with classical figures
Date of Production
(circa) 1638 - 1641
Medium
graphite, pen and ink (brown), wash (brown) on laid paper, laid down on a historic mount
Dimensions
Height: 18.3 cm
Width: 37.8 cm
Width: 37.8 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4188
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
bucrania
Provenance
Jonathan Richardson, the younger, London (1694-1771); anonymous sale, Sotheby's (London), 22 June 1949, lot 6 (as Pietro da Cortona); purchased there by Colnaghi (London) on behalf of Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), for £3; Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Pace, Ursula V. Fischer, 'Drawings by Pietro Paolo Baldini' in 'Master Drawings', 1991 - 3-29; 29, 1
p. 11
pl. 2
p. 11
pl. 2
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermarks: none in the drawing sheet. Mount (historic), Verso: centre: “J WHATMAN”.
Inscription: p[iedi] 26 in tutto. / La meta cio che nosi comprende nel ornamento del'Istoria //
Collector's mark: collector's mark of Jonathan Richardson, the younger (L.2170)
Inscription: 6 8
Inscription: Pietro da Cortona
Inscription: #4 [?]
Inscription: O222 / Decorative drawing / Pietro da Cortona //
Collector's mark: collector's mark of Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)
Inscription: Verso (hidden under mount, visible via transmitted light): upper centre, ink: "Romanelli Scolare di Pietro da Cortona"; lower right corner, ink: "J.G AP[?]" [no match found in Lugt, though unable to see clearly].
Inscription: p[iedi] 26 in tutto. / La meta cio che nosi comprende nel ornamento del'Istoria //
Collector's mark: collector's mark of Jonathan Richardson, the younger (L.2170)
Inscription: 6 8
Inscription: Pietro da Cortona
Inscription: #4 [?]
Inscription: O222 / Decorative drawing / Pietro da Cortona //
Collector's mark: collector's mark of Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b)
Inscription: Verso (hidden under mount, visible via transmitted light): upper centre, ink: "Romanelli Scolare di Pietro da Cortona"; lower right corner, ink: "J.G AP[?]" [no match found in Lugt, though unable to see clearly].
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