'Study for 'Cimabue's Celebrated Madonna...': Head of Dante

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Drawing details

Title: 'Study for 'Cimabue's Celebrated Madonna...': Head of Dante
Date: 1853
Media: Pencil on white paper
Dimensions: 33.3 x 22.6 cm
Location: Leighton House Museum
Picture credit: Leighton House Museum, The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Reference number: LHO/D/0476
Inscriptions: Monographed, dated and inscribed, centre right "Dante. / 18 FL 53." in pencil, in the artist's hand. Inscribed lower left "4" encircled, in pencil. Inscribed on reverse, lower right "476" in pencil. Inscribed on reverse, lower right "409" in pencil,

Interpretation

In 1899 this drawing was on display in the Silk Room at Leighton House Museum.

Description

Study for the head of Dante in the painting 'Cimabue's Celebrated Madonna...' (c.1853-55, Royal Collection). Part of the hood is also indicated. 

Provenance

Bequeathed by the artist to his sisters, Mrs. Augusta Matthews (n+e Augusta Neunburg Leighton, 1835-1919) and Mrs. Alexandra Orr (n+e Alexandra Leighton, 1828-1903); purchased by the Fine Art Society in 1896; presented to Leighton House Museum by Canon Rawnsley before 1900 

Bibliography

• Barrington, Mrs. Emilie Isabel, 'Catalogue: Lord Leighton's House and What it Contains', 1900, reprinted as part of 'A Collection of Essays on Lord Leighton and his Works with Illustrated Catalogue of the Contents of Leighton House', privately published, London, 1900-01, p.143, p.167 catalogue number 42b
• Ormond, Leon+e and Richard, 'Lord Leighton', Yale University Press, London, 1975, p.150 (listed under catalogue number 23)
• Staley, Edgcumbe, 'Lord Leighton of Stretton, P.R.A.', The Walter Sc 

Exhibition history

• 09 April 1900 to at least 1936, 'The Leighton House Collection' (intended to be a permanent display), Leighton House Museum, London, catalogue number 42b (exhibited in the Silk Room)