Full Record |
| Title |
St Agnes |
| Collection |
Victoria Art Gallery, Bath |
| Artist |
Spanish School
Previously attributed to Ribera Blázquez, José (Spanish painter; 1875-1940) |
| Date Earliest |
probably about 1600 |
| Date Latest |
probably about 1700 |
| Description |
This is a work of modest quality depicting St Agnes half-length, in a portrait-like composition. She holds her emblematic lamb. A landscape background comprises cliffs and distant mountains. |
| Current Accession Number |
BATVG:P:1919.4 |
| Subject |
religion (St Agnes, lamb); animal (lamb); landscape |
| Measurements |
95.3 x 69 cm.0 cm (estimate) |
| Material |
oil on canvas |
| Acquisition Details |
Bequeathed by Mr Hinton Lewis Castle 1919. |
| Principal Exhibitions |
Bath Assembly Exhibition, Victoria Art Gallery, Bath, 1948. |
| Publications |
Catalogue of Pictures: Exhibition of Pictures in the Possession of the Corporation of the City of Bath, Bath, 1948, p. 23 (as Josef Ribera); Wright, C., Old Master Paintings in Britain: An Index of Continental Old Master Paintings executed before c.1800 in Public Collections in the United Kingdom, London, 1976, p. 171 (as 'Ribera, wrongly attributed'); Sloman, S.,, Victoria Art Gallery: Concise Catalogue of Paintings and Drawings, Bath, 1991, p. 105 (as Spanish School, 17th Century?). |
| Notes |
Mr Castle was resident at Hill House, Upper Swainswick, Bath. The bequest included two further works. |
| Rights Owner |
Victoria Art Gallery, Bath |
| Author |
Dr Susan Steer |
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