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Property of a Distinguished Lady
ALESSANDRO FILIPEPI, CALLED SANDRO BOTTICELLI (FLORENCE 1445-1510) AND STUDIO
The Madonna and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist
Details
ALESSANDRO FILIPEPI, CALLED SANDRO BOTTICELLI (FLORENCE 1445-1510) AND STUDIO
The Madonna and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist
tempera and oil on panel
35 3⁄8 x 28 5⁄8 in. (89.8 x 72.7 cm.)
The Madonna and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist
tempera and oil on panel
35 3⁄8 x 28 5⁄8 in. (89.8 x 72.7 cm.)
Provenance
William Thomas Beckford (1760-1844), Fonthill Abbey, Wiltshire.
E.J. de Bammeville; Christie's, London, 12 June 1854, lot 51, as Sandro Botticelli, where acquired for 520 gns. by,
Alexander Barker (1797-1873), London; his deceased sale; Christie's, London, 6 June 1874, lot 91, as Sandro Botticelli, where acquired for 1,680 gns. by,
Mme Brooks, Paris, by whom sold; [Anonymous sale], Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 16 April 1877, lot 98, as Sandro Botticelli (12,000 francs).
John Osmaston, formerly John Wright (1831-1901), Osmaston Manor, Derbyshire, by 1879.
Frederick Richards Leyland (1831-1892), Liverpool; his deceased sale, Christie's, London, 28 May 1892, lot 91, as Sandro Botticelli (1,250 gns. to Colnaghi).
Vernon James Watney (1860-1928), Cornbury Park, Charlbury, Oxfordshire, by descent to his daughter,
Silvia Katharine Watney, later Mrs. Mowbray Buller (1896-1966), by descent to her daughter,
Ruth Silvia Buller (1927-1995), by whom sold; [The Property of Miss Ruth S. Buller], Christie's, London, 1 July 1966, lot 54, as Workshop of Sandro Botticelli,
with Giovanni Salocchi, Florence.
with Vittorio Frascione, Florence, 1967.
Acquired by the present owner in the late 1960s; her collection, Switzerland, New York and France.
E.J. de Bammeville; Christie's, London, 12 June 1854, lot 51, as Sandro Botticelli, where acquired for 520 gns. by,
Alexander Barker (1797-1873), London; his deceased sale; Christie's, London, 6 June 1874, lot 91, as Sandro Botticelli, where acquired for 1,680 gns. by,
Mme Brooks, Paris, by whom sold; [Anonymous sale], Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 16 April 1877, lot 98, as Sandro Botticelli (12,000 francs).
John Osmaston, formerly John Wright (1831-1901), Osmaston Manor, Derbyshire, by 1879.
Frederick Richards Leyland (1831-1892), Liverpool; his deceased sale, Christie's, London, 28 May 1892, lot 91, as Sandro Botticelli (1,250 gns. to Colnaghi).
Vernon James Watney (1860-1928), Cornbury Park, Charlbury, Oxfordshire, by descent to his daughter,
Silvia Katharine Watney, later Mrs. Mowbray Buller (1896-1966), by descent to her daughter,
Ruth Silvia Buller (1927-1995), by whom sold; [The Property of Miss Ruth S. Buller], Christie's, London, 1 July 1966, lot 54, as Workshop of Sandro Botticelli,
with Giovanni Salocchi, Florence.
with Vittorio Frascione, Florence, 1967.
Acquired by the present owner in the late 1960s; her collection, Switzerland, New York and France.
Literature
G.F. Waagen, Treasures of Art in Great Britain, London, 1854-56, II, p. 127, as Botticelli.
H. Ulmann, Sandro Botticelli, Munich, 1893, pp. 127 and 152, no. 48, as workshop.
G.N. Plunkett, Sandro Botticelli, London, 1900, p. 102, as workshop.
J.A. Crowe and G.B. Cavalcaselle, A history of painting in Italy: Umbria, Florence and Siena from the 2nd to the 16th century, London, 1911, IV, p. 266, as Botticelli.
Y. Yashiro, Sandro Botticelli, London, 1925, I, p. 237, as workshop.
R. Van Marle, The Development of the Italian Schools of Painting, The Hague, 1931, XII, pp. 236-237, as school of Botticelli.
'Florenz bestätigt seine Vitalität als Kunststadt: Zur 5. Biennale der Antiquitätenmesse im Palazzo Strozzi,' Weltkunst, XXXVII, no. 20, October 1967, p. 964, illustrated.
R.W. Lightbown, Sandro Botticelli: Life and work, Berkeley, 1978, II, pp. 127, under no. C22, as workshop.
H.P. Horne, Alessandro Filipepi commonly called Sandro Botticelli, Painter of Florence, Appendix III, Florence, 1987, p. 43, no. 102, as School of Botticelli.
N. Pons, Botticelli: catalogo completo, Milan, 1989, p. 79, p. 79, under no. 85.
R. Hiller von Gaertringen, Italienische Gemälde im Städel 1300-1550: Toskana und Umbrien, Mainz, 2004, pp. 348, 350 and 353, notes 18, 30 and 31.
M. Evans in, The Botticelli Renaissance, exhibition catalogue, Munich and London, 2015, p. 276, under no. 126.
M. Evans in, Botticelli Reimagined, exhibition catalogue, London, 2016, p. 276, under no. 126.
H. Ulmann, Sandro Botticelli, Munich, 1893, pp. 127 and 152, no. 48, as workshop.
G.N. Plunkett, Sandro Botticelli, London, 1900, p. 102, as workshop.
J.A. Crowe and G.B. Cavalcaselle, A history of painting in Italy: Umbria, Florence and Siena from the 2nd to the 16th century, London, 1911, IV, p. 266, as Botticelli.
Y. Yashiro, Sandro Botticelli, London, 1925, I, p. 237, as workshop.
R. Van Marle, The Development of the Italian Schools of Painting, The Hague, 1931, XII, pp. 236-237, as school of Botticelli.
'Florenz bestätigt seine Vitalität als Kunststadt: Zur 5. Biennale der Antiquitätenmesse im Palazzo Strozzi,' Weltkunst, XXXVII, no. 20, October 1967, p. 964, illustrated.
R.W. Lightbown, Sandro Botticelli: Life and work, Berkeley, 1978, II, pp. 127, under no. C22, as workshop.
H.P. Horne, Alessandro Filipepi commonly called Sandro Botticelli, Painter of Florence, Appendix III, Florence, 1987, p. 43, no. 102, as School of Botticelli.
N. Pons, Botticelli: catalogo completo, Milan, 1989, p. 79, p. 79, under no. 85.
R. Hiller von Gaertringen, Italienische Gemälde im Städel 1300-1550: Toskana und Umbrien, Mainz, 2004, pp. 348, 350 and 353, notes 18, 30 and 31.
M. Evans in, The Botticelli Renaissance, exhibition catalogue, Munich and London, 2015, p. 276, under no. 126.
M. Evans in, Botticelli Reimagined, exhibition catalogue, London, 2016, p. 276, under no. 126.
Exhibited
London, British Institution, 1858, no. 29, as Sandro Botticelli (lent by Barker).
London, British Institution, 1860, no. 115, as Sandro Botticelli (lent by Barker).
London, Royal Academy, Burlington House, Winter Show, 1879, no. 194, as Sandro Botticelli (lent by Osmaston).
London, British Institution, 1860, no. 115, as Sandro Botticelli (lent by Barker).
London, Royal Academy, Burlington House, Winter Show, 1879, no. 194, as Sandro Botticelli (lent by Osmaston).
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Jennifer Wright
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