Attributed to Giovan Francesco Bembo
active 1480-1543
Meeting of Dignitaries
6 7/8 x 7 1/8 inches (175 x 181 mm)
Pen and brown ink and wash, on laid paper.
1993.323
Gift of Janos Scholz.
Notes
According to a note dated 1969 by János Scholz, Philip Pouncey had suggested an attribution to the Cremonese master Gianfrancesco Bembo (?1480- ?1543) under which name it entered the Morgan collection. It has not been possible to determine the artist who made this drawing.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed at upper left, in pen and brown ink, "3."; on verso, at lower right, in pen and brown ink, gone over in black chalk, "Cennini d'Agnolo (?)"; in red chalk, "G 416"; in graphite, "Teixeira Gomez collection; BE".
Watermark: Circle, bisected, surmounted by a pole with cross. (close to Briquet 3063: Treviso, 1521).
Watermark: Circle, bisected, surmounted by a pole with cross. (close to Briquet 3063: Treviso, 1521).
Associated names
Sarto, Andrea del, 1486-1530, possible former attribution.
Vallardi, Giuseppe, 1784-1861, former owner.
Gomez, Teixeira, former owner.
Laporte, George L., former owner.
D'Arpino, Giuseppe, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.
Vallardi, Giuseppe, 1784-1861, former owner.
Gomez, Teixeira, former owner.
Laporte, George L., former owner.
D'Arpino, Giuseppe, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.
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Century Drawings
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