Baccio Bandinelli
1493-1560
Standing Man, Holding a Book or Tablet, and Pointing to His Left (A Prophet?)
1553-1555
15 7/8 x 7 5/8 inches (393 x 194 mm)
Pen and brown ink, over black chalk, on paper.
I, 6c
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.
Notes
Watermark: yes (Briquet 490-492 and related variants; Br. 6292-6297).
The drawing appears to be the only autograph study by Bandinelli related to his commission to carve marble prophets and saints in relief for the octagonal recinto of the choir of Florence cathedral. His autograph reliefs are dated 1555, but Bandinelli reports that he was at work on them by March 1553.
The drawing appears to be the only autograph study by Bandinelli related to his commission to carve marble prophets and saints in relief for the octagonal recinto of the choir of Florence cathedral. His autograph reliefs are dated 1555, but Bandinelli reports that he was at work on them by March 1553.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed on verso, at lower center, in graphite, "J".
Associated names
Mayor, William, 1826-1892, 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.
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. 96.
Selected references: Heikamp 1964, 39; Ward 1982, under no. 164, no. 259; Cambridge 1988, under no. 45; Jaffé 1994, under no. 11.
Selected references: Heikamp 1964, 39; Ward 1982, under no. 164, no. 259; Cambridge 1988, under no. 45; Jaffé 1994, under no. 11.
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Century Drawings
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