Design for part of a ceiling decoration
Maker
Italy (Bologna) early 18th century (artist)
1700-1725
Formerly attributed to
Angelo Michele Colonna (artist)
1600-1687
1700-1725
Formerly attributed to
Angelo Michele Colonna (artist)
1600-1687
Title
Design for part of a ceiling decoration
Date of Production
1700 - 1725
Medium
graphite, pen and brown ink, grey and brown wash on laid paper, executed using a ruler and compass
Dimensions
Height: 28.3 cm
Width: 17 cm
Width: 17 cm
Accession Number
D.1984.AB.92
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
anonymous sale, Christie's (London), 30 September 1975, lot 43 (as by Angelo Michele Colonna); 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]
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: centre: scrollwork above letters "G R" (no match found in Heawood, Piccard, or Churchill).
Inscription: Recto: lower right, graphite: "827".
Label: photocopy of old mount: "95; It. Sc. 18th c./(Bologna)/Christi. 23. xi. 1971/In. 317"
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower right, graphite: "827".
Label: photocopy of old mount: "95; It. Sc. 18th c./(Bologna)/Christi. 23. xi. 1971/In. 317"
Collector's mark: none.
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