Marcantonio Raimondi
Christ, the Virgin, and Saint John the Baptist with Saints Paul and Catherine

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Artist Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian, c. 1470/82–1527/34)Italian, c. 1470/82–1527/34

CultureItalian

Titles

Christ, the Virgin, and Saint John the Baptist with Saints Paul and Catherine

Datec. 1520-1525

MediumEngraving on wove paper

DimensionsPlate: 16 3/4 × 11 9/16 in. (42.6 × 29.3 cm)

Credit LineGift of Dr. Lewis Coulson in honor of Susan Schulman

Object number2022.304

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ProvenanceThe artist, c. 1520-25; Peter Gellatly (1831-1912) (Lugt 1185), Essex and London, to 1911 (1); [possibly, his sale, with part of C.E. Baxter collection, H.G. Gutekunst, Stuttgart, 13-18 May 1911, unknown lot]; [Paul McCaron, New York]; purchased by Dr. Lewis Coulson, Chicago; Dr. Lewis Coulson, Chicago, until 2022; given to MFAH, 2022.

(1) Solicitor Peter Gellatly spent the majority of his life in the village of Loughton in Essex, only residing in London during his final fifteen years. He harbored a lifelong interest in fine art, and his collection of prints was formed principally of acquisitions made in London, although he also bought elsewhere on the European continent. His collection, which included works by Dürer, Rembrandt, and Italian and German printmakers of the 15th and 16th centuries, was dispersed in an important sale held between May 13 and 18 of 1911 in Stuttgart, Germany.

Fig. 9 (Lugt 1185)

Exhibition HistoryNone known
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Verso: Stamped in blue, bottom left corner: Lugt 1185 (1)

Verso: Inscribed in graphite, left bottom edge: PM-02-26-

(1). Solicitor Peter Gellatly spent the majority of his life in the village of Loughton in Essex, only residing in London during his final fifteen years. He harbored a lifelong interest in fine art, and his collection of prints was formed principally of acquisitions made in London, although he also bought elsewhere on the European continent. His collection, which included works by Dürer, Rembrandt, and Italian and German printmakers of the 15th and 16th centuries, was dispersed in an important sale held between May 13 and 18 of 1911 in Stuttgart, Germany.

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Catalogue raisonnéBartsch 54, Shoemaker 60

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