Italian School
16th century
Battle Scene with Three Mounted Warriors and Fallen Figures
10 1/4 x 12 1/4 inches (261 x 311 mm)
Pen and brown ink, over graphite, on paper.
1981.42
Bequest of Mrs. Ernest Ash.
Notes
Acquired as after Polidoro da Caldara, also known as Polidoro da Caravaggio, Caravaggio, near Bergamo ca. 1495-ca. 1543 Messina , which is possible.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed on verso in graphite, "3478; 3 (encircled); A; r (encircled)"; "GT".
Watermark: Tower(?) or ladder(?) within coat of arms, six-pointed star above.
Watermark: Tower(?) or ladder(?) within coat of arms, six-pointed star above.
Associated names
Polidoro, da Caravaggio, approximately 1495-approximately 1543, Possibly after.
Glaser, Curt, 1879-1943, former owner.
Ash, Ernest, Mrs., former owner.
Glaser, Curt, 1879-1943, former owner.
Ash, Ernest, Mrs., former owner.
Bibliography
Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Twentieth Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1981-1983. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1984, p. 243.
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