Italian School

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Italian School
16th century
Standing Male Nude with Hands Behind His Back
Red chalk on paper.
8 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches (217 x 109 mm)
Gift of Janos Scholz.
1986.92
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Watermark: Fleur-de-lis in a circle, fragment (cf. Briquet 7126).

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Giovanni Piancastelli, Rome (no mark, see Lugt 2078a); Edward and Mary Brandegee, Boston (no mark; see Lugt 1860c); Janos Scholz, New York (no mark; see Lugt S. 2933b).
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Butteri, Giovanni Maria, approximately 1540-1606, Formerly attributed to.
Piancastelli, Giovanni, 1845-1926, former owner.
Brandegee, Edward, former owner.
Brandegee, Mary, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.

Bibliography: 

Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Twenty-First Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1984-1986. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1989, p. 325.

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