- 17
SANTI DI TITO | The Resurrection
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
Log in to view results
bidding is closed
Description
- Santi di Tito
- The Resurrection
- Pen and brown ink and wash over black chalk, heightened with white, on blue paper;bears old attribution in brown ink, lower left: Santi di Tito Fiorentino and a further, partially legible attribution, verso: ... Palma ...
- 312 by 208 mm
Provenance
Sale, London, Sotheby's, 10 December 1979, lot 217
Literature
S. Lecchini Giovannoni and M. Collareta, Disegni di Santi di Tito, exhib. cat., Florence, Uffizi, 1985, p. 30, under no. 9
Condition
Window mounted to a modern mount, which has in turn been hinged to another mount. There is an old diagonal crease running from the centre of the right edge towards the upper left corner as well as an old horizontal hanging line to the upper half of the sheet. There is some minor staining in places and a small nick to the centre of the left edge and the upper left corner. The combination of media remains in good condition and the sheet has retained much of its original blue colour. Sold unframed.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
This is a highly finished preparatory study for Santi di Tito's altarpiece in Santa Croce, Florence (Fig.1).
Other studies for the composition are in the Istituto Nazionale per la Grafica, Rome1 and the Art Institute of Chicago,2 whilst a preliminary study, with many differences to the finished altarpiece, was sold at Sotheby's New York in 1985.3 A 16th century copy, long thought to be autograph, is today housed in the Hamburg Kunsthalle,4 whilst the Uffizi possesses a drawing, first given by Spalding and subsequently by Fischer, to Cigoli, described by both as a copy after the Santa Croce altarpiece.5 1. See The Golden Age of Florentine Drawing: Two Centuries of Disegno from Leonardo to Volterrano, exhib. cat., Fort Worth, Kimbell Art Museum et al., 1994, no. 28, reproduced
2. S. Folds McCullagh and L. Giles, Italian Drawings before 1600 in the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago 1997, pp. 222-223, no. 288
3. Sale, New York, Sotheby's, 16 January 1985, lot 4
4. D. Klemm, Italienische Zeichnungen 1450-1800, Cologne 2009, p. 349, no. 532, p. 232, fig. 532, reproduced
5. Lecchini Giovannoni and Collareta, Op. cit., p. 90, no. 94, fig. 108, reproduced
Other studies for the composition are in the Istituto Nazionale per la Grafica, Rome1 and the Art Institute of Chicago,2 whilst a preliminary study, with many differences to the finished altarpiece, was sold at Sotheby's New York in 1985.3 A 16th century copy, long thought to be autograph, is today housed in the Hamburg Kunsthalle,4 whilst the Uffizi possesses a drawing, first given by Spalding and subsequently by Fischer, to Cigoli, described by both as a copy after the Santa Croce altarpiece.5 1. See The Golden Age of Florentine Drawing: Two Centuries of Disegno from Leonardo to Volterrano, exhib. cat., Fort Worth, Kimbell Art Museum et al., 1994, no. 28, reproduced
2. S. Folds McCullagh and L. Giles, Italian Drawings before 1600 in the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago 1997, pp. 222-223, no. 288
3. Sale, New York, Sotheby's, 16 January 1985, lot 4
4. D. Klemm, Italienische Zeichnungen 1450-1800, Cologne 2009, p. 349, no. 532, p. 232, fig. 532, reproduced
5. Lecchini Giovannoni and Collareta, Op. cit., p. 90, no. 94, fig. 108, reproduced