The Head of Christ

c. 1623

Guido Reni

Artist, Bolognese, 1575 - 1642

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Artwork overview


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

George John, 2nd Earl Spencer [1758-1834] (Lugt 1532), Althorp; (sale, London, Sotheby's, 8 December 1972, lot 34); Lorna Lowe, London; (Adolphe Stein, Paris); purchased by Ian Woodner, New York, 17 May 1973; by inheritance to his daughters, Andrea and Dian Woodner, New York, 1990.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1973

  • Master Drawings Presented by Adolphe Stein, H. Terry-Engell Gallery, London, 1973, no. 68.

1981

  • Guido Reni: Zeichnungen, Graphische Sammlung Albertina, Vienna, 1981, no. 97.

1983

  • Master Drawings from the Woodner Collection, J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu and tour, 1983-85, no. 28.

1986

  • Dibujos de los siglos XIV al XX: Colección Woodner, Museo del Prado, Madrid, 1986-87, no. 37.

  • Meisterzeichnungen aus Sechs Jahrhunderten: Die Sammlung Ian Woodner, Haus der Kunst, Munich and Vienna, 1986, no. 29.

1987

  • Master Drawings: The Woodner Collection, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 1987, no. 28.

1990

  • Master Drawings from the Woodner Collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1990, no. 36.

1995

  • The Touch of the Artist: Master Drawings from the Woodner Collections, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995-1996, no. 66.

2006

  • Master Drawings from the Woodner Collections, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2006 - 2007.

2017

  • The Woodner Collections: Master Drawings from Seven Centuries, NGA, 2017.

Bibliography

1983

  • Matteson, Lynn R. "Old Master Drawings from the Woodner Collection." Pantheon. XLI (1983): 386-87.

1984

  • Pepper, D. Stephen. Guido Reni: A Complete Catalogue of His Works with an Introductory Text. Oxford, 1984: 245, mentioned under no. 86 (drawing no. 2).

1995

  • The Touch of the Artist: Master Drawings from the Woodner Collections. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995-1996: no. 66.

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower center verso in graphite: S+L / 75; by later hand, lower right verso in white pencil: WD / 457; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: WD 457

Wikidata ID

Q64572780


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