Design for a Frontispiece with the Art of Painting and Drawing

Valerio Castello, c. 1650 - c. 1657

This is a design for a frontispiece, the illustration facing the title page of a book, in this case one about art. The allegorical female figures flanking the cartouche represent Painting on the left and Drawing on the right. The artist, Valerio Castello, came from a dynasty of artists. His fruitful career was cut short by his untimely death from the plague.

  • Artwork typedrawing, design
  • Object numberRP-T-1948-543
  • Dimensionsheight 273 mm x width 220 mm
  • Physical characteristicspen en penseel in donkerbruin, witte verf, op blauw papier

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Design for a Frontispiece with the Art of Painting and Drawing

  • Object type

  • Object number

    RP-T-1948-543

  • Description

    Cartouche met allegorische figuren van Schilderkunst, Tekenkunst en Faam.

Creation

  • Creation

    draftsman (artist): Valerio Castello

  • Dating

    c. 1650 - c. 1657

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    pen en penseel in donkerbruin, witte verf, op blauw papier

  • Dimensions

    height 273 mm x width 220 mm

This work is about

  • Subject

Acquisition and rights

  • Acquisition

    purchase 1948

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; collection Rudolf Philip Goldschmidt (1840-1914), Berlin and Frankfurt (L. 2926); …; from the dealer Gosselin, Paris, fl. 10,00, to the museum 1948

  • 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.

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