Anthonie Waterloo (Lille 1609-1690 Utrecht)

A capriccio of ruined Classical vaults

Details

Anthonie Waterloo (Lille 1609-1690 Utrecht)
A capriccio of ruined Classical vaults
black chalk, grey wash, black ink framing lines, watermark foolscap
11¾ x 15¾ in. (29.8 x 39.8 cm.)

Provenance

Jacob de Vos Jbzn. (1803-1882) (according to an inscription in the collection files).
with Bremmer, Amsterdam; from whom purchased by I.Q. van Regteren Altena on 20/22 July 1926, (Inventory book: '180. t. A. Waterloo ruïnes).

Exhibited

Amsterdam, Koninklijk Oudheidkundig Genootschap, Hoe Hollandse teekenaars Rome zagen 1500-1840, 1940 (no catalogue published).
Amsterdam, Amsterdam Museum, In de ban van Italië: Tekeningen uit een Amsterdamse verzameling, 1995, no. 16 (catalogue by I. Oud, M. Jonker and M. Schapelhouman).

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Lot Essay

Although there is no documentary evidence that Waterloo ever travelled to Italy a few drawings of Roman ruins like the present one, a view of the palace of Septimus Severus in Darmstadt (Landschaftszeichnungen der Niederländer: 16. und 17. Jahrhundert: aus der graphischen Sammlung des Hessischen Landesmuseum Darmstadt, exhib. cat., Darmstadt, 1992, no. 42) or another of the Baths of Diocletian in the Rijksmuseum (inv. RP-T-1954-112) could indicate a visit there. He could also have been inspired by artists returning from trips to Italy.

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