Plan and perspective view of an altar
Maker
South Germany or Austria, early 18th century (artist)
1700-1725
Formerly attributed to
Carlo Rainaldi (artist)
1611-1691
1700-1725
Formerly attributed to
Carlo Rainaldi (artist)
1611-1691
Title
Plan and perspective view of an altar
Date of Production
1700 - 1725
Medium
graphite, pen and brown ink, watercolour on laid paper, executed using a ruler and compass with stray incised lines; the upper image executed on a separate sheet of paper and laid down, framed on the support with brown ink lines arched at the top
Dimensions
Height: 63.1 cm
Width: 31 cm
Width: 31 cm
Accession Number
D.1984.AB.137
Mode of Acquisition
Anthony Blunt, Art Fund bequest & grant aid, 1984
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Provenance
Alister Mathews, Bournemouth (1907-1985); his sale, Spring 1973, lot 40 (as by Carlo Rainaldi; £150); purchased from him by Professor Anthony Blunt (1907-1983); Blunt Bequest via the Art Fund 1984
Exhibition History
Great master drawings & prints from the 15th to 20th centuries, William H. Schab Gallery, New York, 1968
Literature
Great master drawings & prints from the 15th to 20th centuries. Catalogue 45., William H. Schab Gallery, New York, 1968
cat. no. 157
as Carlo Rainaldi
cat. no. 157
as Carlo Rainaldi
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: upper centre: unable to see as is laid down, just visible in raking light.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in purple: unidentified collector (L.3850).
Inscription: Recto: lower centre, brown ink: a scale numbered in single integers from “i” to “22”. Verso: upper centre and repeated at lower left, graphite: “240”; lower left, graphite, Blunt’s hand: “P / 122-16=304”; lower right corner, graphite: “L15”.
Collector's mark: Verso: lower left corner, stamped in purple: unidentified collector (L.3850).
Inscription: Recto: lower centre, brown ink: a scale numbered in single integers from “i” to “22”. Verso: upper centre and repeated at lower left, graphite: “240”; lower left, graphite, Blunt’s hand: “P / 122-16=304”; lower right corner, graphite: “L15”.
Information on this object may be incomplete and will be updated as research progresses. We are particularly committed to addressing any discriminatory or offensive language and ideas that might be present in our records. To help improve this record, and to enquire about images of The Courtauld Gallery Collection, please email gallery.collectionsonline@courtauld.ac.uk. Find out more about using and licensing our images.
____________________________