Punishment of Tantalus
Maker
(artist)
1571-1628
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1566-1651
1571-1628
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1566-1651
Title
Punishment of Tantalus
Date of Production
1500 - 1699
Medium
pen and brown ink, brown wash, red chalk (added by a later hand), on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines
Dimensions
Height: 9.8 cm
Width: 15 cm
Width: 15 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4497
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
Emil Karel Josef Reznicek, Utrecht (1924-2002); Richard Buckle, London (1916-2001); his sale, Sotheby's (London), 25 April 1951, lot 85 (as by Bloemaert); purchased there by Colnaghi (London) on behalf of Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952) (£26); Witt Bequest 1952
Literature
Robinson, William W., 'Two drawings by Jan Harmensz. Muller: a tale of two floods?' in 'Collected Opinions: essays on Netherlandish art in honour of Alfred Bader', London 2004 - pp, 139-47
pp. 142-45
fig. 4 on p. 144
Bosque, Andrée de, Mythologie et maniérisme aux Pays-Bas 1570-1630. Peintures-Dessins, Antwerp 1985
pp. 261-62
ill.
as Bloemaert
pp. 142-45
fig. 4 on p. 144
Bosque, Andrée de, Mythologie et maniérisme aux Pays-Bas 1570-1630. Peintures-Dessins, Antwerp 1985
pp. 261-62
ill.
as Bloemaert
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Recto, upper left corner: fragment of Arms of Amsterdam? Peter Bower was unable to identify, see transparency image in file.
Inscription: Recto: upper right corner, brown ink, unclear: “41112 [?] / 202 //”. Verso: lower left, graphite, Emil Reznicek’s hand: “Hendrik Goltzius / 1558-1616 / 3/REZ”; lower centre, graphite, Emil Reznicek’s hand: “Predigt im Freien / Feder – Sepia – Rötel //”; lower left, graphite: “Haarlem”; lower centre, graphite: “76”.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: upper right corner, brown ink, unclear: “41112 [?] / 202 //”. Verso: lower left, graphite, Emil Reznicek’s hand: “Hendrik Goltzius / 1558-1616 / 3/REZ”; lower centre, graphite, Emil Reznicek’s hand: “Predigt im Freien / Feder – Sepia – Rötel //”; lower left, graphite: “Haarlem”; lower centre, graphite: “76”.
Collector's mark: none.
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