A Fortified Village along a River

Provenance

Anton Maria Zanetti [c. 1679-1767], Venice; Giuseppe Carlo Cernazai [1773-1849], Udine; by inheritance to Canon Francesco Maria Cernazai [1802-1881], Udine; given to Seminario Arcivescovile, Udine; probably sale Genolini auction, Milan, 1900; Antonio dal Zotto; (sale Galleria Geri, Milan or Salvadori, Venice, 1919); Benno Geiger [1882-1965], Venice; (sale, Sotheby's London, 7 December 1920, among 259-272; ? Winthrop Family, Boston; Sam Abate Gallery, Boston; purchased by NGA.

A Fortified Village along a River

Ricci, Marco

1727/1729

Accession Number

1988.26.1

Medium

pen and brown ink over traces of graphite; Zanetti mount

Dimensions

sheet: 26.6 × 37.8 cm (10 1/2 × 14 7/8 in.) | support: 31.3 x 43 cm (12 5/16 x 16 15/16 in.)

Classification

Drawing

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Rudolf J. Heinemann