Lot 11: Pietro Antonio de Pietri (Premia 1663-1716 Rome) Saint Clement giving the Veil to Flavia Domitilla 112 x 191 mm

Saint Clement giving the Veil to Flavia Domitilla
inscribed 'Pietro de Pietri 6'
pen and brown ink over black chalk on paper
112 x 191 mm

PROVENANCE:
Jonathan Richardson Junior (Frits Lugt 2170), with his mount and inscription: 'la Cresima a San Clemente'
W. Sharp (Frits Lugt 2650)
William Bates (Frits Lugt 2604)
R.P. Goldschimdt (Frits Lugt 2926)
Unidentified collector's mark
Sale, Sotheby's, London, 8 July 1998, lot 44

For a discussion of the painting and related drawings see John Gilmartin, 'The paintings commissioned by Pope Clement XI for the Basilica of San Clemente, Rome' Burlington Magazine, June 1974, pp. 305-310.