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Italian School
Figures on Clouds, Seen From Below
ca. 1641
Red chalk on laid paper. Lined overall.
14 1/2 x 15 1/2 inches (368 x 394 mm)
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.
IV, 39a
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Inscription:
Inscribed on verso at upper center, in pen and brown ink, "Di Anto [o superscript] Allegri da Coreggio / nella Cupo. a[a superscript] - / nel 1505" (originally 1525).
Watermark: Hard to decipher, possibly star or sun.
Provenance:
Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792), London (Lugt 2364); Charles Fairfax Murray (1849-1919), London and Florence; from whom purchased through Galerie Alexandre Imbert, Rome, in 1909 by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913), New York (no mark; see Lugt 1509); his son, J.P. Morgan, Jr. (1867-1943), New York.
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Associated names:
Anonymous, Italian School, 16th cent., Formerly attributed to.
Correggio, 1489?-1534, after.
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723-1792, 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.
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Selected references: Popham 1957, 73, 188, no. A86, fig. 29 (as after Correggio).
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