A landscape with a seated flautist and a standing knight, a town in the left background: 2258

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Current Location: In storage

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A landscape with a seated flautist and a standing knight, a town in the left background

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Campagnola, Giulio (Attributed to)

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Drawing

Categories

Drawing

Notes

History note: Probably from the collection of Sir Edmund Davis (d.1929), Sale Sotheby's, 26 November 1929, no. 81, as by Giorgione; Charles Ricketts, R.A. (1866-1931) and Charles Shannon, R.A.; on loan to the Museum from January 1933- March 1937

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The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937

Measurements and weight

Height: 156 mm
Width: 235 mm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood

Note

Formerly catalogued as 'Anonymous, Venetian School, 1st half of the 16th century'

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Materials used in production

Bistre wash
White bodycolour
Bistre

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Pen and bistre, bistre wash, heightened with white, partly oxidised, on paper

Identification numbers

Accession number: 2258
Primary reference Number: 6887
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 7 June 2022

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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