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Bortoloni, Mattia
1696-1750
The Baptism of Christ
Pen and brown ink, with gray wash, over black chalk, on paper; framing line, with semi-circular top, in brown ink.
15 1/2 x 9 5/16 inches (393 x 237 mm)
Gift of János Scholz.
1987.46
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Watermark: none.
Provenance:
Probably Johan Conrad Spengler, Copenhagen (Lugt 1434); Dr. Max A. Goldstein, St. Louis (no mark; see Lugt 2824); János Scholz, New York (no mark; see Lugt S. 2933b).
Associated names:
Spengler, Johan Conrad, 1767-1839, former owner.
Goldstein, Max A. (Max Aaron), 1870-1941, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.
Bibliography:
The Life of Christ : Drawings from the János Scholz Collection : Italian Drawings from the 16th through the 18th Century. Notre Dame : University of Notre Dame Art Gallery, 1964, no. 11.
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