Hagar and Ishmael in the Wilderness

Francesco Cozza, 1665

Francesco Cozza (1605 - 1682). Hagar and Ishmael in the Wilderness, 1665. Purchased in 1960.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-4035
  • Dimensionsheight 72 cm x width 97 cm, depth 8.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicsoil on canvas

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Hagar and Ishmael in the Wilderness

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-A-4035

  • Description

    Hagar en Ismaël in de woestijn. Een engel wijst Hagar, links met waterkruik in de hand, op de bron. Rechtsonder ligt Ismaël tegen een rots te slapen.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    signature and date: ‘Fran.cus Cozza Pin.t 1665.’


Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Francesco Cozza

  • Dating

    1665

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on canvas

  • Dimensions

    • height 72 cm x width 97 cm
    • depth 8.5 cm

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  • Subject


Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Purchased with the support of the Stichting tot Bevordering van de Belangen van het Rijksmuseum

  • Acquisition

    purchase 1960

  • Copyright

  • Provenance

    …; collection Antoon van Welie (1866-1956), The Hague, 1937;{Note RMA.}…; sale, The Dowager Countess of Pembroke and Montgomery et al. [section ‘Various Properties’], London (Sotheby’s), 20 July 1960, no. 114, as Cortona, £ 240, to Cramer;{Copy RKD.} from whom, fl. 11,000, to the museum, with support from the Commissie tot Verkoop van Fotografieën, 1960

  • Remarks

    Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.


Documentation

    • C. Whitfield, Artist of Arcadia, Apollo CLXII (2005), p. 45-51
    • J. Offerhaus, Openbaar Kunstbezit XIII (1969), p. 36
    • L. Mortari, Un paesaggio di Francesco Cozza con 'Agar e Ismaele', Arte Antica e Moderna (1961), p. 374 (waarin o.a. een tot nu toe anonieme tekening in Rome als mogelijke voorstudie voor dit schilderij wordt gepubliceerd)
    • E. Schleier, Inediti di Francesco Cozza, Arte Illustrata 43/44, IV (1971), p. 7, afb. 17 (afgebeeld zijn ook de exemplaren in het museum in Kopenhagen en in de verzameling Brinsley Ford, 14 Wyndham Place, Montpellier Square, Londen)
    • Documentatiemap SK
    • Art Newspaper, 2002-10, p. 5
    • Restauratierapport 1997
    • Schilderij naar Francesco Cozza van Hagar en Ismaël in de woestijn in privé collectie, Amsterdam

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