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Lawrence (Lugt 2445); S. Woodburn (sale, Christie, 4 June 1860, probably lot 7, 'a design for a vase by S. Botticelli'; bought for the Museum)\r\n\r\nFrom Reitlinger Catalogue of Drawings by Old Masters, 1921:\r\nDetails closely akin to those in this drawing are to be found in the illuminations of the 'Sforza Book of Hours' in the British Museum. Indeed, design of this type constantly occurs on the majolica of the period 1490-1530, and its introduction, particularly into Northern Italy, is probably due to the School of Squarcione (1394-1474) and his illustrious pupil, Mantegna.\r\nThe design is quite in the spirit of the Italian Renaissance, with its reckless borrowing from classical antiquity, but infusing new life into the old classical details of acanthus leaves, sphinxes and cupids.\r\n\r\nAquisition register names Sandro Botticelli as the designer, now rejected. The design featrures in a list from 'Drawings by Old Masters: chiefly Italian School, [Samuel] Woodburn Collection, sale [4-6] June 1860.'","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Drawing, Design for a Vase with a Two-handled Cover, by an unknown artist, Mantua or Padua, pen and ink and blue wash, Late 15th century or Early 16th century","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Henry Reitlinger, <u>A Selection of Drawings by Old Master in the Museum Collections with a Catalogue and Notes</u> London: HMSO, 1921"},{"reference":{"text":"Trevisani, Filippo and Gasparotto, Davide (eds.), <i>Bonacolsi l'Antico: uno scultore nella Mantova di Andrea Mantegna e di Isabelle d'Este</i>, Milano : Electa, 2008","id":"AUTH354798"},"details":"I.10","free":""},{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Ward-Jackson, Peter, Italian Drawings Volume I. 14th-16th century, London, 1979, cat. 476, p. 216, illus.\n\nThe following is the full text of the entry:\n\r\nMANTUA OR PADUA: early 16th century\n\n476\nDesign for a vase with a two-handled cover \r\nInscribed on the back in ink in an old hand (?) 'Monraemu', and again in a more modern hand in pencil '(?) Sandro Botticelli'; inscribed again in red ink 'No. I. 10/7/60' \nPen and ink and blue wash on paper that has been cut out along the outlines and pasted down on another sheet \r\n16 1/2  x 91 ¾  (419 x 248)    \t2254 \r\nPROVENANCE Sir T. Lawrence (Lugt 2445); S. Woodburn (sale, Christie, 4 June 1860, probably lot 7, 'a design for a vase by S. Botticelli'; bought for the Museum)\r\nLITERATURE Reitlinger, p. 6, no. 6 \r\n\r\nThe drawing was ascribed to Botticelli when it entered the Museum, but as Reitlinger pointed out, its character is entirely North Italian. 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