Triumphal arch for the entry of Rudolf II (when Archduke) into Cremona
Maker
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1508-1573
(artist)
1508-1573
Title
Triumphal arch for the entry of Rudolf II (when Archduke) into Cremona
Date of Production
1500 - 1599
Medium
black chalk, pen and brown ink and blind stylus on laid paper, executed using a ruler and compass; now laid down on Japanese tissue due to fragility and poor condition
Dimensions
Height: 49.7 cm
Width: 40.5 cm
Width: 40.5 cm
Accession Number
D.1984.AB.141
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
Marcello Aldega (Rome); purchased there by Professor Anthony Blunt (1907-1983), 1981 (£500); Blunt Bequest via the Art Fund 1984
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: upper centre: a sun, about 5 cm in diameter [unable to see clearly but looks like a close match to Heawood 13946 - Salo 1556].
Inscription: Recto, within the drawing, brown ink, artist's hand: on plaque at upper left: "RODOLPH ALBERTVS / AVSTRIACY [...] / [...]"; on plaque at upper right: "ALBERTVS PHEDERIOUS / [...] / [...]".
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto, within the drawing, brown ink, artist's hand: on plaque at upper left: "RODOLPH ALBERTVS / AVSTRIACY [...] / [...]"; on plaque at upper right: "ALBERTVS PHEDERIOUS / [...] / [...]".
Collector's mark: none.
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