Daniele Crespi
1597 or 1598-1630
Adoration of the Magi
10 7/16 x 7 15/16 inches (266 x 202 mm)
Pen and brown ink and wash, over black chalk, on paper.
1981.40
Bequest of Mrs. Ernest Ash.
Notes
The attribution to Crespi was first suggested on stylistic grounds by Nicholas Turner, who further pointed out that the drawing is related to the "Adoration of the Shepherds" in Stockholm (Inv. no. 1086/1863; there catalogued as Tiarini), which he believes should also be given to Crespi.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed on verso, at upper center, in black chalk, "firmato Baroccio / Dan Crespi"; at lower right, in graphite, "Dan- Crespi".
Watermark: none.
Watermark: none.
Associated names
Locarno, G., d. 1868, former owner.
Pacini, Guiseppe, 19th cent., former owner.
Glaser, Curt, 1879-1943, former owner.
Ash, Ernest, Mrs., former owner.
Pacini, Guiseppe, 19th cent., 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. 250-251.
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