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Design for a cartouche with the torso of an angel and a head

Maker

(artist)
1548-1612

Title

Design for a cartouche with the torso of an angel and a head

Date of Production

1500 - 1599

Medium

red chalk on laid paper, in a historic marginal support

Dimensions

Height: 18.2 cm
Width: 12.3 cm

Accession Number

D.1984.AB.30

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

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Label Text

This elegant design shows a handle for a richly ornamented vessel. The intricate detail suggests that the work would have been executed in metal, probably by a goldsmith. Even in such a functional part of an object, Poccetti has drawn inspiration from classical forms and themes. The tips of the handle form Ionic volutes and the nude torso of the woman blends into the decorative scrolls.

Provenance

anonymous sale, Christie's (London), 26 -27 March 1974, lot 48 (with D.1984.AB.29 and 31-33); purchased there by Professor Anthony Blunt, London (1907-1983); Blunt Bequest via the Art Fund 1984 [annotated sale catalogue in Blunt Archives, Special Collections, box 499]

Exhibition History

Special Display - Renaissance drawings, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 29/01/2009-20/05/2009

Inscriptions

Watermark: Watermark: centre: circle containing a vase? Surmounted by a trefoil (see drawing in file). Support (historic): Recto, left centre: "JWHATMAN / 1816 //".

Inscription: Recto: lower right corner, graphite, cut off so last number unclear: "11 / 166 //". Support (historic), Verso: upper left corner, graphite, Blunt's hand and inv. no.: "30".

Collector's mark: none.

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