Barberini arms supported by Fame and Virtue
Maker
(artist)
1610-1662
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1575-1642
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1596-1669
1610-1662
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1575-1642
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1596-1669
Title
Barberini arms supported by Fame and Virtue
Medium
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash on laid paper, on a historic marginal support
Dimensions
Height: 25.1 cm
Width: 16.9 cm
Width: 16.9 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.4520
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
Sotheby's or Christie's (London), date unknown, lot 25; Captain H. Crewe (?); purchased from him by Colnaghi (London), 7 February 1951; purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, 16 May 1951 for £9; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
Effigies and Ecstasies - Roman Baroque Sculpture and Design in
the Age of Bernini, National Gallery of Scotland & Edinburgh, 25/06/1998-20/09/1998
the Age of Bernini, National Gallery of Scotland & Edinburgh, 25/06/1998-20/09/1998
Literature
Bertrand, Pascal-Francois, 'Hic Domus: le cardinal Francesco Barberini et le theme de ses premieres tapisseries' in 'Bulletin de l'Association des Historiens de l'Art Italien', 1999-2000 - 34-40; 6
p. 37
fig. 3 on p. 37
Blunt, Anthony, 'The Palazzo Barberini: the contributions of Maderno, Bernini and Pietro da Cortona' in 'Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes', July - December 1998; 21, 3/4
pp. 286-87
pl. 32b
Effigies and Ecstasies - Roman Baroque Sculpture and Design in the Age of Bernini, National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, 1998, 1998
no. 136
ill. on p. 172
p. 37
fig. 3 on p. 37
Blunt, Anthony, 'The Palazzo Barberini: the contributions of Maderno, Bernini and Pietro da Cortona' in 'Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes', July - December 1998; 21, 3/4
pp. 286-87
pl. 32b
Effigies and Ecstasies - Roman Baroque Sculpture and Design in the Age of Bernini, National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh, 1998, 1998
no. 136
ill. on p. 172
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: none.
Inscription: Verso: upper left, graphite, circled: “24”; lower right, graphite: “19 x 12 ½ UPRIGHT”; lower centre edge, graphite, Colnaghi number: “A 18031”.
Collector's mark: Verso, and repeated again on Support (historic), Verso, both at lower left corners, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Verso: upper left, graphite, circled: “24”; lower right, graphite: “19 x 12 ½ UPRIGHT”; lower centre edge, graphite, Colnaghi number: “A 18031”.
Collector's mark: Verso, and repeated again on Support (historic), Verso, both at lower left corners, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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