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Farm Buildings on a Hill with Horseman; verso: Town and Watermill; Farm Buildings in a Valley

Department of Drawings Paolo del Signoraccio called Fra Paolino da Pistoia Convent of San Marco Florence Probably artist's bequest to Fra Paolino 1517 Bequest to Suor Plautilla Nelli. Fra Paolino da Pistoia (died 1547) was Fra Bartolommeo's studio assistant and according to Vasari and Lorenzo di Credi his heir. Suor Plautilla Nelli Convent of S. Caterina Florence Possibly acquired from Fra Paolina 1547 Remained at the Convent of Santa Caterina 1588. Suor Plautilla Nelli Fra Paolina's pupil entered the Convent of Santa Caterina in 1537. Fra Paolina must have given her the drawings before his death in 1547. The work remained at the convent until 1725. Convent of Santa Caterina da Siena Piazza San Marco Florence Bequest from Suor Plautilla Nelli 1588 Sold to Cavaliere Francesco Gabburri 1725. Possibly from the convent. (Buyer: Cavaliere Francesco Maria Nicolò Gabburri) Cavaliere Francesco Maria Nicolò (1676-1742) Gabburri Florence Purchased from Convent of S. Caterina da Siena 1725 Sold by Gabburri's heirs 1742. The landscape drawings were bound into an album c. 1730. The frontispiece of the album bore the coat of arms of Gabburri. The drawings were attributed at that time to Andrea del Sarto. For information on Gabburri see L. 2818 L. Suppl. 2992b. See also the preface to the Sotheby's sale catalogue of 1957 and Chris Fischer in the Rotterdam catalogue of 1990 pp. 12-17. Fischer postulates that the landscape drawings were not part of the 505 Bartolommeo drawings purchased by Gabburri from the Convent of Santa Caterina in Florence but instead came from another source as they were not at that time recognized to be by Bartolommeo. This is credible as Lorenzo di Credi's inventory of the drawings given to Fra Paolino da Pistoia lists 830 loose sheets and 12 sketchbooks but misses out 66 of the separate landscape drawings. William Kent London Purchased from the heirs of Gabburri 1742 Sold to private collector in England by 1768. Chris Fischer in the Rotterdam catalogue 1990 p. 15 notes that some of the landscapes were copied by Robert Surtees an amateur artist from Durham in drawings dated 1768 and sold at Christie's in London on March 18 1980 lot no. 6.The provenance identification of William Kent has been the subject of some dispute. Please see the article by John Fleming "Mr. Kent Art Dealer and the Fra Bartolommeo Drawings " "The Connoisseur " vol. CXLI 1958 p. 227. At the time of the 1957 sale it was assumed that the drawings were owned by William Kent the architect. Fleming however noted that was far more likely that the works were obtained by his namesake a dealer who made extensive purchases in Italy for a number of English clients. Private Collector Ireland Purchase 1925 Sold at Sotheby's London 1957. Sale November 20 1957 lot no. 4 repr. The private collector was identified as Sir Thomas Phillipps (subsequently his heirs) in "An Exhibition of Old Master Drawings " New York/London (Richard Day) 1988 under no. 8. Private Collector England Probably acquired from William Kent 1768 Unknown 1925. Probably passed through a number of private Eng. collections until 1925 Sotheby's London Sold as "The Property of a Gentleman" sold to P. & D. Colnaghi 1957. Sale November 20 1957 lot 4 repr. P. & D. Colnaghi & Co. Ltd. London sold to Philip and Frances L. Hofer Cambridge Massachusetts 1958; bequest of Frances L. Hofer 1979.54. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum Bequest of Frances L. Hofer

Fra Bartolommeo della Porta (Artist)

c. 1508 16th century 1503 1513

Italian

Title: Farm Buildings on a Hill with Horseman; verso: Town and Watermill; Farm Buildings in a Valley

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