Lot Essay
With the exception of H. Ulmann (loc. cit.), all of the authors who have written about the present lot date the work to c. 1491-96
THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR
SANDRO FILIPEPI, called BOTTICELLI* (1445-1510) and Workshop
Details
SANDRO FILIPEPI, called BOTTICELLI* (1445-1510) and Workshop
The Madonna and Child with Saint John the Baptist in a Landscape
oil on panel
19 x 15in. (48.2 x 38.1cm.)
The Madonna and Child with Saint John the Baptist in a Landscape
oil on panel
19 x 15in. (48.2 x 38.1cm.)
Provenance
Chas. Graham Somervell, Esq., Baberton House, Juniper Green, sale; Christie's, London, April 23, 1887, lot 149 (#504 to Noseda)
John Postle Heseltine, London
with Duveen, New York, 1925
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., by 1931, by descent to
Winthrop Paul Rockefeller, Morrilton, Arkansas; sale, Sotheby's, New York, Jan. 8, 1981, lot 101, as Botticelli (sold $280,000)
Private collection, New York; sale, Sotheby's, New York, Jan. 15, 1987, lot 11, as Botticelli (sold $490,000)
John Postle Heseltine, London
with Duveen, New York, 1925
John D. Rockefeller, Jr., by 1931, by descent to
Winthrop Paul Rockefeller, Morrilton, Arkansas; sale, Sotheby's, New York, Jan. 8, 1981, lot 101, as Botticelli (sold $280,000)
Private collection, New York; sale, Sotheby's, New York, Jan. 15, 1987, lot 11, as Botticelli (sold $490,000)
Literature
H. Ulmann, Sandro Botticelli, 1893, p. 127, as Botticelli, c. 1480
H.P. Horne, Alessandro Filipepi commonly called Sandro Botticelli, Painter of Florence, 1908, p. 265, as "one of the best of the school-pictures both as regards color and composition" but ascribes the relief to Botticelli himself
W. von Bode, Sandro Botticelli, 1921, p. 135, as workshop of Botticelli
W. von Bode, Botticelli: des Meisters Werke in 155 Abbildungen, Klassiker der Kunst, 1926, p. 124, as workshop of Botticelli
A. Venturi, Botticelli, 1925, p. 118, as workshop of Botticelli
Y. Yashiro, Sandro Botticelli and the Florentine Renaissance, revised edition, 1929, p. 224, as Botticelli
R. van Marle, The Development of the Italian Schools of Painting, XII, 1931, pp. 170-171, 222, as Botticelli
B. Berenson, The Italian Painters of the Renaissance, 1932, p. 105, as Botticelli
C. Gamba, Botticelli, 1936, p. 168, as Botticelli
J. Mesnil, Botticelli, 1938, p. 225, as workshop with some intervention by Botticelli
R. Salvini, Tutta la pittura del Botticelli, II, 1958, p. 75, as workshop but ascribes the design and a share of the execution of the Virgin and the relief to Botticelli
B. Berenson, The Italian Pictures of the Renaissance: Florentine School, I, 1963, p. 37, as Botticelli
G. Mandel, L'opera completa di Botticelli, 1968, p. 103, no. 116
R. Lightbown, Sandro Botticelli, 1978, I, p. 155, II, pp. 84-85, no. B76, as Botticelli with possible studio participation
H.P. Horne, Alessandro Filipepi commonly called Sandro Botticelli, Painter of Florence, 1908, p. 265, as "one of the best of the school-pictures both as regards color and composition" but ascribes the relief to Botticelli himself
W. von Bode, Sandro Botticelli, 1921, p. 135, as workshop of Botticelli
W. von Bode, Botticelli: des Meisters Werke in 155 Abbildungen, Klassiker der Kunst, 1926, p. 124, as workshop of Botticelli
A. Venturi, Botticelli, 1925, p. 118, as workshop of Botticelli
Y. Yashiro, Sandro Botticelli and the Florentine Renaissance, revised edition, 1929, p. 224, as Botticelli
R. van Marle, The Development of the Italian Schools of Painting, XII, 1931, pp. 170-171, 222, as Botticelli
B. Berenson, The Italian Painters of the Renaissance, 1932, p. 105, as Botticelli
C. Gamba, Botticelli, 1936, p. 168, as Botticelli
J. Mesnil, Botticelli, 1938, p. 225, as workshop with some intervention by Botticelli
R. Salvini, Tutta la pittura del Botticelli, II, 1958, p. 75, as workshop but ascribes the design and a share of the execution of the Virgin and the relief to Botticelli
B. Berenson, The Italian Pictures of the Renaissance: Florentine School, I, 1963, p. 37, as Botticelli
G. Mandel, L'opera completa di Botticelli, 1968, p. 103, no. 116
R. Lightbown, Sandro Botticelli, 1978, I, p. 155, II, pp. 84-85, no. B76, as Botticelli with possible studio participation
Exhibited
Edinburgh, Loan Exhibition of Works by Old Masters and Scottish National Portraits, 1883, as Botticelli
London, Royal Academy, Exhibition of Works by The Old Masters, 1894, as Botticelli
London, Royal Academy, Winter Exhibition, 1912, as Botticelli
London, Royal Academy, Exhibition of Works by The Old Masters, 1894, as Botticelli
London, Royal Academy, Winter Exhibition, 1912, as Botticelli