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Diagram for the construction of the baptistry of Saint Peter's

Maker

Studio of
(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

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.

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