Italian School - Saint William of Aquitaine
Artist: Italian School (Circa 1650s).
Title: Saint William of Aquitaine.
Medium: Pen, brown ink, and wash on cream-laid paper.
Sheet Size: Height 7.8 cm x Width 11.6 cm
Framed Size: Height 23.5 cm x Width 25.5 cm x Depth 1.2 cm
Condition: Good, with no foxing, repairs to lower outer bottom corners replaced with later paper.
Provenance: Private Collection, London. Private Collection New York.
Several interesting pencil annotations and collector marks verso display the work’s ownership history.
About: This early drawing depicts Saint William of Aquitaine kneeling before Bishop Benedict of Ariane in the presence of monks as part of William's monastic vows, possibly a study for a larger work.
Artist: Italian School (Circa 1650s).
Title: Saint William of Aquitaine.
Medium: Pen, brown ink, and wash on cream-laid paper.
Sheet Size: Height 7.8 cm x Width 11.6 cm
Framed Size: Height 23.5 cm x Width 25.5 cm x Depth 1.2 cm
Condition: Good, with no foxing, repairs to lower outer bottom corners replaced with later paper.
Provenance: Private Collection, London. Private Collection New York.
Several interesting pencil annotations and collector marks verso display the work’s ownership history.
About: This early drawing depicts Saint William of Aquitaine kneeling before Bishop Benedict of Ariane in the presence of monks as part of William's monastic vows, possibly a study for a larger work.
Artist: Italian School (Circa 1650s).
Title: Saint William of Aquitaine.
Medium: Pen, brown ink, and wash on cream-laid paper.
Sheet Size: Height 7.8 cm x Width 11.6 cm
Framed Size: Height 23.5 cm x Width 25.5 cm x Depth 1.2 cm
Condition: Good, with no foxing, repairs to lower outer bottom corners replaced with later paper.
Provenance: Private Collection, London. Private Collection New York.
Several interesting pencil annotations and collector marks verso display the work’s ownership history.
About: This early drawing depicts Saint William of Aquitaine kneeling before Bishop Benedict of Ariane in the presence of monks as part of William's monastic vows, possibly a study for a larger work.