Attributed to Giovanni Baglione
1571-1644
The Assumption of the Virgin with the Apostles around the Tomb; a Prophet and a Sibyl
9 7/16 x 9 3/8 inches (240 x 237 mm)
Pen and brown ink, with brown wash, on paper.
1963.3
Purchased as the gift of the Fellows.
Notes
Design for a ceiling.
In rare instances, Pierre-Jean Mariette did not inscribe an artist's name in the cartouche on the mount, most likely because he was unsure about the drawing's correct author. In 1765 he commented on the uncertainty inherent in the study of drawings: "It is almost as those who write about art are struck by a curse, as everyone has made and keeps making incredible mistakes every day. And this is true also for me as I made mistakes on things I knew as well as my own." -- Exhibition Label, from "Pierre-Jean Mariette and the Art of Collecting Drawings."
In rare instances, Pierre-Jean Mariette did not inscribe an artist's name in the cartouche on the mount, most likely because he was unsure about the drawing's correct author. In 1765 he commented on the uncertainty inherent in the study of drawings: "It is almost as those who write about art are struck by a curse, as everyone has made and keeps making incredible mistakes every day. And this is true also for me as I made mistakes on things I knew as well as my own." -- Exhibition Label, from "Pierre-Jean Mariette and the Art of Collecting Drawings."
Associated names
Mariette, Pierre Jean, 1694-1774, former owner.
Seroux d'Agincourt, J. B. L. G. (Jean Baptiste Louis Georges), 1730-1814, former owner.
Triqueti, Henri Joseph François, baron de, 1804-1874, former owner.
Rodrigues, Eugène, former owner.
Monod, François, former owner.
Rudolf, C. R. (C. Robert), former owner.
Seroux d'Agincourt, J. B. L. G. (Jean Baptiste Louis Georges), 1730-1814, former owner.
Triqueti, Henri Joseph François, baron de, 1804-1874, former owner.
Rodrigues, Eugène, former owner.
Monod, François, former owner.
Rudolf, C. R. (C. Robert), former owner.
Bibliography
Adams, Frederick B., Jr., comp. Thirteenth Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1963 & 1964. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1964, p. 95.
Pierpont Morgan Library. Review of Acquisitions, 1949-1968. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1969, p. 130.
Pierpont Morgan Library. Review of Acquisitions, 1949-1968. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1969, p. 130.
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