Italian School
Angels and Apostles on Clouds, Seen From Below
ca. 1641
15 1/4 x 8 7/8 inches (386 x 226 mm)
Red chalk on laid paper.
IV, 39
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.
Notes
After Antonio Allegri, called Correggio, Correggio 1489?-1534 Correggio; formerly attributed to Giovanni Battista Vanni (1599-1660).
Copy after a fresco in the cupola of the Parma Duomo.
Copy after a fresco in the cupola of the Parma Duomo.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed at lower right, in pen and brown ink, "Corregio"; on verso, in pen and brown ink, illegible inscription visible through lining (cancelled).
Watermark: none visible through lining.
Watermark: none visible through lining.
Associated names
Correggio, 1489?-1534, After.
Anonymous, Italian School, 16th cent., Formerly attributed to.
Vanni, Giovanni Battista, 1599-1660, Formerly attibuted 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.
Anonymous, Italian School, 16th cent., Formerly attributed to.
Vanni, Giovanni Battista, 1599-1660, Formerly attibuted 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.
Bibliography
Selected references: Fairfax Murray 1905-12, 4: no. 39 (as Correggio); Toronto 1926, no. 29 (as Correggio); Popham 1957, 73, 188, no. A85 (as after Correggio); Meder 1978, 79, no. 89 (as after Correggio).
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