The Holy Family with St Catherine, St Sebastian and a Donor
Bought for Charles I by the Spanish ambassador Francis Cottington, this work has subsequently changed attribution from Giorgione to Sebastiano del Piombo – many pictures in the inventories were optimistically assigned to the Venetian artist Giorgione, who is known to have painted only a limited number of works. This work contributes to the theme of family and upbringing that is so evident from the room hang.
Van der Doort c.1639
WS 21, № 9
Giorgione
Madonna and Child, Sts Joseph, Sebastian and Catherine, and a Donor, 6 half-length figures
Walpole Society reference (1960):
Measurements (Van der Doort):
3ft 2in x 4ft 5in (96.5 x 134.6cm)
Medium:
panel
Frame:
all-over gilded frame
Provenance:
Lord Cottington for the King
Gift / Exchange / Bought / Inherited:
bought
Location:
Room description extended:
Also called the Square Table Room
Original Manuscript page number:
MS. Ash. 1514, f. 29
Identification certainty:
Identified
Sale Inventory c.1649-51