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Façade of Santa Trinita' dei Monti, Rome, decorated for a festive occasion

Maker

Formerly attributed to
Nicola Salvi (artist)
1697-1751

Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1559-1613

Title

Façade of Santa Trinita' dei Monti, Rome, decorated for a festive occasion

Date of Production

(circa) 1687

Medium

pen and brown ink and grey wash on two sheets of buff (now brown) laid paper, laid down on a mount with gold and black ink borders, executed using a ruler and compass

Dimensions

Height: 50.7 cm
Width: 42.6 cm

Accession Number

D.1952.RW.585

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

Spencer (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), L.2228b, n.d.; Witt Bequest 1952

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: unable to check due to mount.

Inscription: Recto: within the drawing, on upper centre of façade, brown ink: “[….]IAMO FACTAN[…] OLIMPO VE. M”; centre, on banner: “[…]OT VITQRES TANTO. O[…]”. Mount (historic), Verso: upper left corner, graphite: "1591"; left centre, graphite: “Plan Roy”; centre, graphite, Witt number: “585”; right centre, graphite, crossed out: “Vigarini? Bolognese went to Paris / Send to Carnavalet / Louis XIV”; lower centre, graphite, Lady Witt's hand: “Niccolo Salvi / 1699-1755 / Santa Trinita del Monte / Rome. / with Candles etc as arranged / for Illumination / ascr. by C. Ricci” and at lower right again “585”.

Collector's mark: Mount (historic), Verso: lower right corner, stamped in black: Sir Robert Witt (L.2228b).

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