Pietro da Cortona

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Pietro da Cortona

1596-1669

Woman Holding the Papal Tiara

Black and red chalk on paper.

8 11/16 x 10 7/8 inches (220 x 277 mm)

Purchased as the gift of the Fellows with the special assistance of Anne and Carl Stern.

1965.16

Notes:

Study for the figure of Rome in the ceiling fresco of the Great Hall, Palazzo Barberini, Rome.

Provenance:

Robert Udny, London (Lugt 2248); Thomas Banks, London (Lugt 2423); probably Lavina Forster and Ambrose Poynter, London (see Lugt 161); Edward J. Poynter, London (Lugt 874); his sale, London, Christie's, 24-25 April 1918, lot 31; Earls of Harewood, Yorkshire; sale, London, Christie's, 6 July 1965, lot 123.

Associated names:

Udny, Robert, 1722-1802, former owner.
Banks, Thomas, 1735-1805, former owner.
Forster, Lavinia Banks, Mrs., former owner.
Poynter, Edward John, Sir, bart., 1836-1919, former owner.
Harewood, Earls of, former owner.
Stern, Anne Bigelow, donor.
Stern, Carl, donor.

Bibliography:

Adams, Frederick B., Jr. Fourteenth Annual Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1965 & 1966. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1967, p. 116.
Pierpont Morgan Library. Review of Acquisitions, 1949-1968. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1969, p. 139.
From Leonardo to Pollock: Master drawings from the Morgan Library. New York: Morgan Library, 2006, cat. no. 22, p. 50-51.
100 Master drawings from the Morgan Library & Museum. München : Hirmer, 2008, no. 24, repr. [Rhoda Eitel-Porter]

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