66 drawings
: black chalk, occasionally heightened with red chalk (S.V 76845 (counterproof) entirely in red chalk), some with black wash or heightened with white ; from 210 x 120 mm to 300 x 230 mm
Collection of 66 drawings after decorations made by Primaticcio and his school in royal and noble houses in and around Paris. The drawings, some of which are counterproofs, were traditionally attributed to Theodoor van Thulden. His stay in Paris around 1631-1633 is documented and he published a series of studies after the mural decorations of the 'Galerie d'Ulysse' in Fontainebleau in print.
In 1990, Jeremy Wood has convincingly attributed these drawings, and many more to be found in collections across Europe, to Abraham van Diepenbeeck. The latter appears to have been in Paris around the same time.
This collection of drawings was originally kept in an album. At some point after 1990 the album has been dismantled and all drawings have been put on separate mounts. There is no trace of the album, and apparently no record of the treatment at the time has been kept.
Tentoonstelling (annotatie)
1961, January-March, Brussels, Royal Library of Belgium, Le cabinet des estampes: trente années d'acquisitions, 1930-1960/Het prentenkabinet: dertig jaar aanwinsten, 1930-1960"; 1969, February-March, Brussels, Royal Library of Belgium, "Le cabinet des estampes: quinze années d'acquisitions, 1954-1968: de la pose de la première pierre à l'inauguration officielle de la Bibliothèque/Het prentenkabinet: vijftien jaar aanwinsten, 1954-1969: sedert de eerste steenlegging tot de plechtige inwijding van de Bibliotheek"; 1972-1973, October-January, Paris, Grand Palais, "L'École de Fontainebleau"; 1989, May-July, Brussels, Royal Library of Belgium, "Bibliothèque royale de Belgique: 150e anniversaire de l'ouverture au public, 21 mai 1939: 150 pièces remarquables choisies dans ses collections/Koninklijke Bibliotheek van België: 150ste verjaardag van de openstelling voor het publiek, 21 mei 1939: 150 merkwaardige stukken uit haar verzamelingen"; 1991-1992, December-May, 's-Hertogenbosch & Strasbourg, Noordbrabants Museum & Musée des Beaux-Arts, "Theodoor van Thulden: een Zuidnederlandse barokschilder, 's-Hertogenbosch, 1606-1669/Theodoor van Thulden: un peintre baroque du cercle de Rubens, Bois-le-Duc, 1606-1669"; 2005, March-June, Modena, Foro Boario, "Nicolo dell'Abate, storie dipinte nella pittura del cinquecentro tra Modena e Fontainebleau"; 2009-2010, November-March, Brussels, Royal Library of Belgium, "Uit de schaduw van Rubens: prentkunst naar Antwerpse historieschilders"
Bibliografische referentie
Jeremy Wood, 'Padre Resta's Flemish Drawings. Van Diepenbeeck, Van Thulden, Rubens and the School of Fontainebleau' in: Master Drawings, vol. 28, no. 1 (Spring 1990), pp. 3-53
Brussels Album
[Drawing] : studies and sketches after designs by Primaticcio and his school in Fontainebleau, Paris and environment / drawn by Abraham van Diepenbeeck, formerly attributed to Theodoor van Thulden. - [c.1631-1633]. - 66 drawings
: black chalk, occasionally heightened with red chalk (S.V 76845 (counterproof) entirely in red chalk), some with black wash or heightened with white ; from 210 x 120 mm to 300 x 230 mm. - Collection of 66 drawings after decorations made by Primaticcio and his school in royal and noble houses in and around Paris. The drawings, some of which are counterproofs, were traditionally attributed to Theodoor van Thulden. His stay in Paris around 1631-1633 is documented and he published a series of studies after the mural decorations of the 'Galerie d'Ulysse' in Fontainebleau in print.
In 1990, Jeremy Wood has convincingly attributed these drawings, and many more to be found in collections across Europe, to Abraham van Diepenbeeck. The latter appears to have been in Paris around the same time.
This collection of drawings was originally kept in an album. At some point after 1990 the album has been dismantled and all drawings have been put on separate mounts. There is no trace of the album, and apparently no record of the treatment at the time has been kept. - Jeremy Wood, 'Padre Resta's Flemish Drawings. Van Diepenbeeck, Van Thulden, Rubens and the School of Fontainebleau' in: Master Drawings, vol. 28, no. 1 (Spring 1990), pp. 3-53.
