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Design for a casket, with two semi-nude mythological figures reclining on the lid and a putto riding on a lioness

Drawing
mid 16th century (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Francesco Salviati (artist)
Place of origin
Italy (made)

Drawing, Design for a casket, with two semi-nude mythological figures reclining on the lid and a putto riding on a lioness, by Francesco Salviati, Italian School, pen and ink, mid 16th century


Object details

Object type
Drawing
TitleDesign for a casket, with two semi-nude mythological figures reclining on the lid and a putto riding on a lioness (published title)
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink and pale brown wash, heightened with white on paper tinted pale brown
Pen and Ink
Brown Wash
White Pigment
Paper
Drawing
Brief description
Drawing, Design for a casket, with two semi-nude mythological figures reclining on the lid and a putto riding on a lioness, by Francesco Salviati, Italian School, pen and ink, mid 16th century
Dimensions
  • Height: 168mm
  • Width: 199mm
Style
Italian School
Production typeUnique
Object history
PROVENANCE ? Count Moriz von Fries; Sir T. Lawrence (Lugt 2445); S. Woodburn (sale, Christie, 4-14 June 1860, probably lot 995, as by Perino del Vaga; bought for the Museum)
Bibliographic references
  • Ward-Jackson, Peter, Italian Drawings. Vol. I: 14th-16th century, London, V&A, 1979, cat. 282, p. 139, illus. SALVIATI, FRANCESCO (de' Rossi) (1510-63) 282 Design for a casket, with two semi-nude mythological figures reclining on the lid and a putto riding on a lioness Pen and ink and pale brown wash, heightened with white, on paper tinted pale brown 6 5/8 x 7 7/8 (168 x 199) 2313 PROVENANCE ? Count Moriz von Fries; Sir T. Lawrence (Lugt 2445); S. Woodburn (sale, Christie, 4-14 June 1860, probably lot 995, as by Perino del Vaga; bought for the Museum) Lot 995 in the Woodburn sale catalogue is described thus: 'a beautiful design for a casket - in pen and bistre, heightened with white, on tinted paper. Very delicately finished. From the collection of the Count de Fries.' The mark of von Fries is not stamped on the paper. The drawing was formerly ascribed to Perino, as in the Woodburn catalogue; but the handling is perhaps more typical of Salviati. Compare a design of a casket in a similar style in the Uffizi (no. 1577E; photo Gernsheim 10671).
  • Hayward, John Forrest, Virtuoso Goldsmiths and the Triumph of Mannerism, London, 1976, pl. 78, p. 346.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
2313

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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