- 37
Venetian School, 16th Century
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- design for the funerary chapel of a doge: the resurrected christ in a niche above the figure of the doge lying on a sarcophagus, a separate planimetry at the bottom of the sheet
- Pen and brown ink and wash, the architecture drawn with a stylus and a ruler, on two pieces of paper joined together;
bears pen and ink measurements on one of the columns
Provenance
See introduction to lots 30-40
Condition
Drawn on two pieces of paper, the second one joined at the bottom of the chapel where the planimetry is drawn. Two horizontal folds, one in the middle and small folds at all corners. The edges uncut, a loss at the top margin. Smaller losses and tears near all margins and a bigger tear at the bottom edge for the length of main chapel indicated in the planimetry. Tiny losses and creases all around the vertical and horizontal folds. Scattered foxing and staining a larger water stain at the top right corner. The pen and ink and wash quite fresh.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The coat-of-arms above the central niche of this funerary monument is that of a doge from the Venier family. The monument for Francesco Venier (1554-1556) was executed by Jacopo Sansovino in San Salvatore, Venice and is very different from this project.1 It is possible that the present study dates from later in the sixteenth century, and related to another Venier doge, Sebastiano (1577-78). If so, this project was never executed, as his existing monument in Santi Giovanni e Paolo does not correspond to the present drawing. This type of architectural drawing is extremely rare, as very few have survived.
1. B. Boucher, The Sculpture of Jacopo Sansovino, New Haven and London 1991, vol. II, fig. 284