ITALIAN SCHOOL (18TH CENTURY)
HEAD OF THE CHRIST CHILD WITH THE VIRGIN OVERLOOKING
Oil on paper laid on panel, a fragment
37.2 x 31.4cm (14½ x 12¼ in.)
Unframed
Provenance:
William G. Coesvelt, London
His sale, Christie's, London, 13 June 1840, lot 16, from where purchased by Mr. Norton
Sale, Christie's, South Kensington, 28 October 2009, lot 21, as Follower of Antonio Allegri, Il Correggio
Literature:
A. Jameson, The Collection of Pictures of W.G. Coesvelt, Esq., of London, London, 1836, p.18, no.60, illustrated
The painting is listed in the Federico Zeri Photographic Collection, before restoration, as n. 29398
The fragment was part of a larger composition, possibly depicting the Virgin Mary and Child. As a fragment, it was rerecorded in 1836 in the collection of William G. Cosevelt, a successful merchant and connoisseur who lived at Carlton Terrace in London. His collection included renowned painters such as Velasquez, El Greco and Murillo - with this fragment being attributed to Correggio. Always thought to be a Head of a Putto, a recent restoration unveiled in the upper corner, part of an overlooking figure that may be identified as the Virgin Mary. Based on photographs, Prof. Paul Joannides and Prof. Mary Vaccaro suggested that the painting is an 18th-century work after a composition by an artist in the circle of Correggio or Andrea del Sarto executed to imitate the effects of pastel.
ITALIAN SCHOOL (18TH CENTURY)
HEAD OF THE CHRIST CHILD WITH THE VIRGIN OVERLOOKING
Oil on paper laid on panel, a fragment
37.2 x 31.4cm (14½ x 12¼ in.)
Unframed
Provenance:
William G. Coesvelt, London
His sale, Christie's, London, 13 June 1840, lot 16, from where purchased by Mr. Norton
Sale, Christie's, South Kensington, 28 October 2009, lot 21, as Follower of Antonio Allegri, Il Correggio
Literature:
A. Jameson, The Collection of Pictures of W.G. Coesvelt, Esq., of London, London, 1836, p.18, no.60, illustrated
The painting is listed in the Federico Zeri Photographic Collection, before restoration, as n. 29398
The fragment was part of a larger composition, possibly depicting the Virgin Mary and Child. As a fragment, it was rerecorded in 1836 in the collection of William G. Cosevelt, a successful merchant and connoisseur who lived at Carlton Terrace in London. His collection included renowned painters such as Velasquez, El Greco and Murillo - with this fragment being attributed to Correggio. Always thought to be a Head of a Putto, a recent restoration unveiled in the upper corner, part of an overlooking figure that may be identified as the Virgin Mary. Based on photographs, Prof. Paul Joannides and Prof. Mary Vaccaro suggested that the painting is an 18th-century work after a composition by an artist in the circle of Correggio or Andrea del Sarto executed to imitate the effects of pastel.
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