Design for the decoration of a wall in the Palazzo Mattei di Giove, Rome
Maker
Attributed to
(artist)
1550-1620
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1553-1615
(artist)
1550-1620
Formerly attributed to
(artist)
1553-1615
Title
Design for the decoration of a wall in the Palazzo Mattei di Giove, Rome
Date of Production
1600 - 1699
Medium
graphite, pen and brown ink, yellow and purple wash on laid paper, laid down, with brown ink framing lines partly trimmed away, executed using a ruler and compass; the rectangle above the door has been excised
Dimensions
Height: 49.5 cm
Width: 35.1 cm
Width: 35.1 cm
Accession Number
D.1984.AB.53
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
Tomás Harris, London (1908-1964); purchased from him by Professor Anthony Blunt (1907-1983), before February 1941 (£4); Blunt Bequest via the Art Fund 1984
Exhibition History
The Sir Anthony Blunt Collection, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1964 (February)
Architectural and decorative drawings, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 30/01/1941-28/02/1941
Architectural and decorative drawings, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 30/01/1941-28/02/1941
Literature
Architectural and decorative drawings, Courtauld Institute Galleries, London, 1941
cat. no. 32
ill.
cat. no. 32
ill.
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermarks: lower centre: a rosary [see photo, could be in backing sheet].
Inscription: Recto: centre (within the drawing), brown ink, on plaque above bust: “DIVO / IVULIO”. Backing sheet, Verso: upper left corner, graphite, partly cut away: “[…] […]ague”; upper left corner, black ink, circled: “590”; upper left corner, black ink: “M/-/-”; centre, red crayon, circled: “186”.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: centre (within the drawing), brown ink, on plaque above bust: “DIVO / IVULIO”. Backing sheet, Verso: upper left corner, graphite, partly cut away: “[…] […]ague”; upper left corner, black ink, circled: “590”; upper left corner, black ink: “M/-/-”; centre, red crayon, circled: “186”.
Collector's mark: none.
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