Saint Peter
Maker
(artist)
1616-1668
1616-1668
Title
Saint Peter
Date of Production
1652
Medium
black chalk, brown wash on laid paper
Dimensions
Height: 29.5 cm
Width: 19.9 cm
Width: 19.9 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.494
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
Label Text
Signed and dated at lower right, this is one of the rare drawings by Antonio del Castillo exclusively executed with the brush. Compared to the precision of linear pen work, this technique is particularly suited for the exploration of light and shadow in the modelling. Here, the subtle use of the brush underscores the quiet pose of Saint Peter, a monumental figure leaning against a bank of earth with a small tree behind, a motif typical in the artist’s drawings.
Notes
Related to a drawing of Saint Paul, also signed with monogram and dated 1652 in the Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid (inv. no DIB/13/2/63) and a sheet in the British Museum (1946,0713.1308).
Provenance
Spencer (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, by 1926; Witt Bequest 1952
Exhibition History
The Spanish Line - From Ribera to Picasso, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 13/10/2011-15/01/2012
Antonio de Castillo (1618-1668), Fundacion Marcelino Botin, Santander, Spain, 30/04/2008-15/06/2008
The golden age of Spanish art: from El Greco to Murillo and Valdes Leal: paintings and drawings from British Collections, Nottingham University Art Gallery, 11/02/1980-29/03/1980 ...More
Spanish drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1978 (March - May)
A selection of Spanish drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1956 ...Less
Antonio de Castillo (1618-1668), Fundacion Marcelino Botin, Santander, Spain, 30/04/2008-15/06/2008
The golden age of Spanish art: from El Greco to Murillo and Valdes Leal: paintings and drawings from British Collections, Nottingham University Art Gallery, 11/02/1980-29/03/1980 ...More
Spanish drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1978 (March - May)
A selection of Spanish drawings from the Witt Collection, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 1956 ...Less
Literature
Véliz, Zahira, Spanish Drawings in the Courtauld Gallery: complete catalogue, London, 2011
no. 53
Illus. p. 175
Navarrete Prieto, Benito and Fuensanta Torre de la Garcia, Antonio del Castillo, 1616-1668. Dibujos. Catálogo razonado, Santander 2008
no. 83
Illus. p. 343 and no. 17 on p. 71, no. 83.1 on p. 342 and p. 345 (details)
Nancarrow, Mindy and Benito Navarrete Prieto, Antonio del Castillo, Madrid 2004
p. 70
Illus. no. 75 ...More
McDonald, Mark, 'A drawing by Antonio del Castillo y Saavedra in the British Museum' in 'Melbourne Art Journal, 1998 - pp. 15-22; no. 2
p. 19
Illus. no. 4 (detail) and no. 5
The golden age of Spanish art: from El Greco to Murillo and Valdes Leal: paintings and drawings from British Collections, Nottingham University Art Gallery, 1980
cat. no. 48
Spanish drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1978 (March - May)
cat. no. 17
Valverde Madrid, J., 'Los dibujos de Antonio del Castillo' in 'Goya', 1967
p. 23
Muller, Priscilla, The drawings of Antonio del Castillo y Saavedra. PhD Thesis, New York University., Ann Arbor, Michigan 1963
p. 72, no. 143
Illus. no. 98
A selection of Spanish drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1956
cat. no. 5
Mayer, August L., 'Los dibujos espanoles de la coleccion Witt en Londres' in 'Arte Espanol', 1926-27 - pp. 2-4; VIII, 1
p. 3 ...Less
no. 53
Illus. p. 175
Navarrete Prieto, Benito and Fuensanta Torre de la Garcia, Antonio del Castillo, 1616-1668. Dibujos. Catálogo razonado, Santander 2008
no. 83
Illus. p. 343 and no. 17 on p. 71, no. 83.1 on p. 342 and p. 345 (details)
Nancarrow, Mindy and Benito Navarrete Prieto, Antonio del Castillo, Madrid 2004
p. 70
Illus. no. 75 ...More
McDonald, Mark, 'A drawing by Antonio del Castillo y Saavedra in the British Museum' in 'Melbourne Art Journal, 1998 - pp. 15-22; no. 2
p. 19
Illus. no. 4 (detail) and no. 5
The golden age of Spanish art: from El Greco to Murillo and Valdes Leal: paintings and drawings from British Collections, Nottingham University Art Gallery, 1980
cat. no. 48
Spanish drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1978 (March - May)
cat. no. 17
Valverde Madrid, J., 'Los dibujos de Antonio del Castillo' in 'Goya', 1967
p. 23
Muller, Priscilla, The drawings of Antonio del Castillo y Saavedra. PhD Thesis, New York University., Ann Arbor, Michigan 1963
p. 72, no. 143
Illus. no. 98
A selection of Spanish drawings from the Witt Collection, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1956
cat. no. 5
Mayer, August L., 'Los dibujos espanoles de la coleccion Witt en Londres' in 'Arte Espanol', 1926-27 - pp. 2-4; VIII, 1
p. 3 ...Less
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: centre: three stacked circles, crowned, the upper one containing a Latin cross (unable to see what the others contain to make a further identification).
Inscription: Recto: lower right edge, brown ink: “8 Rvale”; lower right corner, signed with the artist’s initials and dated: “AC / 1652 //”. Verso: upper centre, black chalk, now mostly illegible: “[...]oy”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
Inscription: Recto: lower right edge, brown ink: “8 Rvale”; lower right corner, signed with the artist’s initials and dated: “AC / 1652 //”. Verso: upper centre, black chalk, now mostly illegible: “[...]oy”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in black ink: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).
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