Diagram for the construction of the baptistry of Saint Peter's
Maker
Studio of
(artist)
1634-1714
(artist)
1634-1714
Title
Diagram for the construction of the baptistry of Saint Peter's
Medium
graphite, pen and brown ink, grey wash on laid paper, executed using a ruler and compass (now heavily foxed)
Dimensions
Height: 43.1 cm
Width: 32.7 cm
Width: 32.7 cm
Accession Number
D.1984.AB.63
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
possibly from an album compiled and partly drawn by Pier Leone Ghezzi, Rome (1674-1755), probably mid-18th century (several sheets in the Blunt collection belonged to this album); probably Christie’s (London), 1939-41; Dr Alfred Scharf, London (1900-1965); purchased from him by Professor Anthony Blunt, London (1907-1983), 1941 (£20 for whole group); Blunt Bequest via the Art Fund 1984 In the file Blunt wrote "From the Scharf album, I think", but it is not laid down on an album page as the rest of the sheets from this album in the Collection are.
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: lower centre: circled fleur-de-lis.
Inscription: Recto, all within the drawing, brown ink, Fontana's hand? [see note]: upper centre between the columns, twice written "A" and twice written "B", on each column at centre "D", below each side of the platform "C", lower centre again "A" "B" and "D"; corresponding key at lower right: "A Fregio / B Aggetto del Architrave one / soanno posate le Candele / in piedi che veggono il Ponte / C trave appoggiato al impona / del Arco che vegge il pavi / mento del Ponte in aira"; centre: "bano della Cappella"; lower left: "Legature di / ferro con canic: / echie"; lower right: "Perzo ingran / da del La. D / il meglio cono / scene Le lega / ture di ferro"; lower centre edge: "Ponte del Arco della Cappella del Battisterio di / S. Pietro"; lower right corner: "iVh9". Verso: lower left corner, red chalk: “no”.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto, all within the drawing, brown ink, Fontana's hand? [see note]: upper centre between the columns, twice written "A" and twice written "B", on each column at centre "D", below each side of the platform "C", lower centre again "A" "B" and "D"; corresponding key at lower right: "A Fregio / B Aggetto del Architrave one / soanno posate le Candele / in piedi che veggono il Ponte / C trave appoggiato al impona / del Arco che vegge il pavi / mento del Ponte in aira"; centre: "bano della Cappella"; lower left: "Legature di / ferro con canic: / echie"; lower right: "Perzo ingran / da del La. D / il meglio cono / scene Le lega / ture di ferro"; lower centre edge: "Ponte del Arco della Cappella del Battisterio di / S. Pietro"; lower right corner: "iVh9". Verso: lower left corner, red chalk: “no”.
Collector's mark: none.
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