Holy Family with the Infant Saint John

Pen and brown ink, with brush and pale brown wash, over red chalk and brush and red chalk wash, on ivory laid paper, laid down on ivory wove paperValerio Castello Italian, 1624-1659/n.d.

Description

Holy Family with the Infant Saint John is an internationally celebrated Pen and brown ink, with brush and pale brown wash, over red chalk and brush and red chalk wash, on ivory laid paper, laid down on ivory wove paper created by Valerio Castello (n.d.). From the collection of The Art Institute of Chicago.

Provenance

Possibly Charles H. Marcellis [stamp, recto, lower right; see Lugt Suppl. 609]. Col. E. R. Lamponi (died before 1902), Florence and Turin [stamp, recto, lower left; Lugt 1760]. Mr. Hugo L. Loewe, Berlin [according to a letter from Norman Pritchard dated July 3. 1961 in curatorial file]; by descent to his daughter, Marie Louise Pritchard, Chicago [according to Norman Pritchard]; given to the Art Institute, 1960.

Dimensions

15.5 × 18 cm (6 1/8 × 7 1/8 in.)

Source

The Art Institute of Chicago

Movement / Period

Baroque

Accession No

12565

Official Citations

[The Art Institute of Chicago Official Record][Full Resolution Image]

Curatorial Affinity Stream

Continuing the Universe of Valerio Castello Italian, 1624-1659

Baroque • Italy • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries

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