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Italian School
16th century
Half-Figure of a Seated Male Nude, and a Second Figure at His Side
ca. 1565-1580
Red chalk on paper.
7 1/2 x 5 inches (191 x 124 mm)
Gift of Janos Scholz.
1986.82
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Formerly attributed to Giuseppe Cesari, called il Cavaliere d'Arpino. Arpino 1568-1640 Rome, and to Baccio Bandinelli, Gaiole in Chianti 1488-1560 Florence.
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Watermark: Circle with unidentified center.
Provenance:
Possibly Giovanni Piancastelli (1845-1926), Rome (no mark; see Lugt S. 2078a); Edward (1857-1933) and Mary Brandegee (1871-1956), Boston (no mark; see Lugt S. 1860c); Janos Scholz, New York (no mark; see Lugt S. 2933b).
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Anonymous, Italian School, 17th cent., Alternate attribution.
Cesari, Giuseppe, 1568-1640, Formerly attributed to.
Bandinelli, Baccio, 1493-1560, Formerly attributed to.
Piancastelli, Giovanni, 1845-1926, former owner.
Brandegee, Edward, former owner.
Brandegee, Mary, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.
Bibliography:
Selected references: Fellows Report 1989, 315.
Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Twenty-First Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1984-1986. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1989, p. 315.
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