Van der Doort c.1639
WS 48, № 35
Giulio Romano
Rome set on Fire by Nero (who stands in a building viewing Rome), the people flying with pack and sack, 17 people in the foreground, besides the little ones in the far off landscape
Walpole Society reference (1960):
Measurements (Van der Doort):
3ft 11in x 3ft 6in (119.4 x 106.7cm)
Light:
light from the right
Provenance:
Mantua piece
Gift / Exchange / Bought / Inherited:
bought
Location:
Room description extended:
Towards the Orchard
Original Manuscript page number:
MS. Ash. 1514, f. 64 and V&A MS, f. 14, no 2 (WS 204)
Charles II inventory c1666:
Whitehall, no 173, 119 x 109
Interpreting the text:
The text in brackets comes from the V&A Manuscript
Identification certainty:
Identified
Sale Inventory c.1649-51