A design for panelling, with saints inset
Drawing
late 16th century (drawn)
late 16th century (drawn)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
drawing
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | A design for panelling, with saints inset (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink and wash on paper |
| Brief description | Drawing, Design for panelling, with saints inset, by Giovanni Battista Suardo, Italian School, pen and ink and wash, late 16th century |
| Physical description | drawing |
| Dimensions |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Object history | Provenance: P. H. Lankrink (Lugt 2090); W. Young Ottley (indicated by the mount; see Lugt, Supplement 2662); Sir T. Lawrence (Lugt 2445); S. Woodburn (sale, Christie, 4-8 June 1860, bought for the Museum) |
| Associated objects | |
| Bibliographic reference | Ward Jackson, Peter, Italian Drawings. Volume One: 14th - 16th century, London, 1979, cat. 324 p. 154, illus.
The following is the full text of the entry:
SUARDO, GIOVANNI BATTISTA
(worked c. 1565-90)
322/324
Designs (3) for panelling, with a picture of the Crucifixion of St Peter and four saints inset
Inscribed in an old hand on 2277 'Joannes Battista Suardus'
Pen and ink and wash
7 3/8 x 4 5/8 (187 x 117); 7 3/8 x 5 5/8 (187 x 142);
7 3/8 x 4 1/4 (187 x108) 2276-2278
PROVENANCE P. H. Lankrink (Lugt 2090); W. Young Ottley (indicated by the mount; see Lugt, Supplement 2662); Sir T. Lawrence (Lugt 2445); S. Woodburn (sale, Christie, 4-8 June 1860, bought for the Museum)
The attribution to this abscure Milanese artist (accepted by Ottley on his mount) rests entirely on the old inscription. According to Lomazzo (Idea del Tempio della Pittura, Milan, 1590, p. 164), Suardo was 'profondissimo nella prospettiva, e singolare ne gl'intagli dei tabernacoli, figure, e altre rare inventioni di legno. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 2278 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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