Christ carrying the cross: he is mocked by two bravos. Etching by F. Hortemels, ca. 1730, after C. Piazza.

  • Piazza, Callisto, approximately 1500-1561.
Date:
[1742]
Reference:
2913501i
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Subject known as : Road to Calvary

Publication/Creation

[Paris] : [publisher not identified], [1742]

Physical description

1 print : etching and engraving

Lettering

Portement de croix. Tableau de Giorgion de Castel-franco, du cabinet de M.r de la Châtaigneraye, peint sur toille, haut de trois pieds, large de trois pieds six pouces, gravé par Frederic Horthemels.

Creator/production credits

Described in this etching as by Giorgione, the work was subsequently considered as "peint dans le goût du Giorgion" (Catalogue des tableaux, loc. cit.), and was later attributed to Callisto Piazza (Marandet, op. cit., p. 200)

References note

Catalogue des tableaux des plus grands maîtres d'Italie, Flandre & Hollande, du cabinet de feu Monsieur de la Chataigneraye, Argentier de la chambre du Roy & des Enfans de France, Paris: C. L. Thiboust, 1732, p. 16
Yves Bruand and Michèle Hébert, Inventaire du fonds français, graveurs du XVIIIe siècle, Bibliothèque nationale, Département des estampes, Paris 1974, vol. 11, pp. 378-379, no. 6
François Marandet, 'A l'origine des catalogues de vente de tableaux en France: quelques observations sur la collection La Chataigneraye', Journal of the History of Collections vol. 22, 2010: pp. 197-206

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2913501i

Reproduction note

After a painting in the collection of Charles Clinet de la Châtaigneraye (d. 1732). His paintings were sold in his posthumous sale of 1733: the present work was described as "Un tableau de trois pieds neuf pouces de haut, y compris sa bordure dorée, sur quatre pieds deux pouces de large, peint fur toille, representant un portement de croix, plusieurs demy figures, peint dans le goût du Giorgion" (Catalogue des tableaux, loc. cit.)

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