Allegorical scene (a Bacchanal?)
Maker
Vittoriano Urbino da Cremona (artist)
active 17th century (Life dates)
active 17th century (Life dates)
Title
Allegorical scene (a Bacchanal?)
Date of Production
1600 - 1699
Medium
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash on laid paper, with brown ink framing lines, now laid down on Japanese tissue
Dimensions
Height: 19.3 cm
Width: 27.2 cm
Width: 27.2 cm
Accession Number
D.1952.RW.72
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
F.R. Meatyard (London); purchased there by Sir Robert Witt, London (1872-1952), n.d. (18 shillings); Witt Bequest 1952
Inscriptions
Watermark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower centre, brown ink: “Vittoriano Vrbino da Cremona Pit:-”. Verso (hidden under Japanese tissue, visible via transmitted light): upper left edge, ink: “vittoriano urbino cremasco pittore”.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower centre, brown ink: “Vittoriano Vrbino da Cremona Pit:-”. Verso (hidden under Japanese tissue, visible via transmitted light): upper left edge, ink: “vittoriano urbino cremasco pittore”.
Collector's mark: none.
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