A Philosopher pointing to the ground, a youth beside him: PD.100-1992

Current Location: In storage

Titles

A Philosopher pointing to the ground, a youth beside him

Maker(s)

Entities

Drawing

Notes

History note: Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester, his mount with the attribution 'Salvator Rossa' in the hand formerly identified as William Kent, by descent to Viscount Coke; his sale, Christie's, 2 July 1991, lot 46; Dr J. O' Brien, Connecticut, U.S.A., from whom purchased

Legal notes

With contributions from the Bartlett Fund, the National Art Collections Fund and the Foundation for Sport and the Arts.

Measurements and weight

Height: 309 mm
Width: 223 mm

Relative size of this object

What does this represent?

Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1992) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Note

Generally considered to be a study for the painting 'Diogenes discarding his bowl', of 1652, a pendant to 'Democritus', painted in 1651, both of which are now in Copenhagen.

School or Style

Italian

Materials used in production

Lead
Brown ink
Brown wash

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( laid down)

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen and brown ink, brown wash, over traces of black lead, on paper, laid down

Inscription or legends present

Text: Salvator Rossa
Location: Mount, verso
Method of creation: Brown ink

Text: No 17
Location: Mount, verso
Method of creation: Graphite

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.100-1992
Primary reference Number: 7819
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 16 July 2021

Associated departments & institutions

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

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