Antonio Guardi

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Antonio Guardi

1699-1760

The Martyrdom of St. Clement

Brush and brown wash, over black chalk, on paper.

16 5/8 x 10 7/16 inches (422 x 265 mm)

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1977.1

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Notes:

For discussion of this drawing, see William Barcham, "The Issue of Copies: Three Drawings by Giannantonio Guardi in New York," Artibus et Historiae 83/XLII (2021).

Inscription:

Watermark: graduated triple crescents.
Numbered on verso, in pen and black ink, "2548".

Provenance:

Dan Fellows Platt, Englewood, NJ (Lugt S. 7502); János Scholz, New York (Lugt S. 2933b).

Associated names:

Platt, Dan Fellows, 1873-1938, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.

Bibliography:

Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Eighteenth Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1975-1977. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1978, p. 267.
Stampfle, Felice, and Jacob Bean. Drawings from New York collections. III: The eighteenth century in Italy. New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1971, no. 167, repr. (includes previous bibliography and exhibitions).
Scholz, Janos. Italian Master Drawings, 1350-1800, from the János Scholz Collection, New York, 1976, no. 141, repr.

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