Nicolò dell' Abate
approximately 1509-1571
Coat of Arms of Pope Julius III Flanked by Personifications of Faith and Charity
8 3/8 x 10 3/4 inches (213 x 273 mm)
Pen and brown ink and wash, with lead white opaque watercolor, on light brown toned paper.
I, 50b
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1910.
Notes
Acquired as School of Parmigianino: Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, called Il Parmigianino. Parma 1503-1540 Casalmaggiore.
Drawing served as the basis for an engraving by Giulio Bonasone (Lugli, 1979).
Drawing served as the basis for an engraving by Giulio Bonasone (Lugli, 1979).
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed at lower left, in black chalk, "Parmegianino"; on verso of lining, along right edge, in pen and brown ink, illegible because cropped by edge of paper; at lower left, in graphite "uu / 50"; at left center, in graphite, "No 8 /o/".
Watermark: Barely visible due to thickness of backing sheet (an unclear figure in a circle).
Watermark: Barely visible due to thickness of backing sheet (an unclear figure in a circle).
Associated names
Parmigianino, 1503-1540, Formerly attributed to.
Robinson, J. C. (John Charles), Sir, 1824-1913, former owner.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Morgan, J. P. (John Pierpont), 1867-1943, former owner.
Robinson, J. C. (John Charles), Sir, 1824-1913, former owner.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Morgan, J. P. (John Pierpont), 1867-1943, former owner.
Bibliography
Rhoda Eitel-Porter and and John Marciari, Italian Renaissance Drawings at the Morgan Library & Museum, New York, 2019, no. 86.
Selected references: Fairfax Murray 1905-12, 1: no. 50b; New York 1965-66, no. 108; Paris 1967, under no. 1; Bologna 1969, under no. 39 and no. 40; Lugli 1979, 95n20; Ottawa 1982, no. 8; Washington and Parma 1984, no. 79; Bergamini 1986, 283, 312; Fortunati 1995, 158, 160; Bologna 2002, under no. 62; Modena 2005, no. 123; Rolet 2015, 2:856-61.
Stampfle, Felice, and Jacob Bean. Drawings from New York collections. I: The Italian Renaissance. New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1965.
Selected references: Fairfax Murray 1905-12, 1: no. 50b; New York 1965-66, no. 108; Paris 1967, under no. 1; Bologna 1969, under no. 39 and no. 40; Lugli 1979, 95n20; Ottawa 1982, no. 8; Washington and Parma 1984, no. 79; Bergamini 1986, 283, 312; Fortunati 1995, 158, 160; Bologna 2002, under no. 62; Modena 2005, no. 123; Rolet 2015, 2:856-61.
Stampfle, Felice, and Jacob Bean. Drawings from New York collections. I: The Italian Renaissance. New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1965.
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