Study of a soldier in Roman dress with uplifted arms
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Filippo Napoletano (Teodoro Filippo de Liagno), born 1587 - died 1629 (Previously attributed to an imitator of Salvator Rosa, production)
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Prints & Drawings Study Room, level C, case MB2D, shelf SH63, box IONIDES6A
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Previously attributed to an imitator of Salvator Rosa, well known for his little studies of soldiers commonly called 'figurine', this drawing has been re-attributed by Marco Chiarini in 2010 to the Neapolitan painter Filippo Napoletano. According to Marco Chiarini, this figure is reminiscent of a similar figure in the background of the recently discovered Martyr of St Catherine (Private collection, oil on slate, 26.6 x 34 cm). Based on stylistic grounds, the execution of the painting is likely to date from Napoletano's first travel to Rome, shortly after 1614. The identification of Filippo Napoletano as the author of this drawing makes an important addition to the artist's corpus of works, especially at such an early date when his style was still evolving.
Physical description
Red chalk drawing of a soldier in Roman dress holding his arms up.
Place of Origin
Naples, Italy
Date
ca. 1614
Artist/maker
Filippo Napoletano (Teodoro Filippo de Liagno), born 1587 - died 1629 (Previously attributed to an imitator of Salvator Rosa, production)
Materials and Techniques
Red chalk on paper
Marks and inscriptions
"Salvatore Rosa"
Dimensions
Height: 155 mm, Width: 108 mm
Descriptive line
Drawing, Filippo Napoletano, A soldier with uplifted arms, Neapolitan school, ca. 1614
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Board of Education, South Kensington, Victoria and Albert Museum, The Catalogue of the Constantine Alexander Ionides Collection, London, 1904, p.13
In the catatlogue as by Salvatore Rosa.
Mahoney, M., The drawings of Salvator Rosa. 2 vols. London and New York, 1977, p.618
Down as not being by Salvatore Rosa. The following passage is from p.618 of the catalogue entry on "Study for the Finding of Oedipus", Milan, Brera, 304:
"Ther are a number of chalk drawings by an unknown hand very close in type to this sheet, by Rosa; in Pavia (352 and 353); The V&A (CAI.373) and in the collection of Sir Anthony Blunt, London."
Marco Chiarini, 'Addenda a Filippo Napoletano: tra Napoli and Roma' in Bollettino d'Arte, No. 8, Oct.-Dec. 2010 (Series VII), pp. 131-134, fig. 3, p. 133.
Ward-Jackson, Peter, Italian Drawings. Volume II. 17th-18th century, London, 1979, p. 83. The following is the full text of the entry. 805 Study of a soldier in Roman dress holding his arms up Inscribed on the back in ink 'Salvator Rosa' Red chalk 6 1/8 x 4 1/4 (155 x 108) CAI.373 PROVENANCE Ionides Bequest 1901 (Lugt 488) LITERATURE Ionides Catalogue, p. 13 (as by Rosa); Mahoney, p. 618 (not by Rosa)
Materials
Red chalk
Techniques
Drawing
Collection code
PDP
