Giuseppe Diziani
1732-1803
St. John the Baptist Preaching
10 3/16 x 7 13/16 inches (259 x 199 mm)
Pen and brown ink, over black chalk, on laid paper.
1987.62
Gift of Janos Scholz.
Notes
Muraro suggests the connection of this drawing with a fresco by Giuseppe in Sta Maria in Valle, Cividale.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed along lower right edge, "Giu eppe Diziani Veneziano.", in brown ink, "by the 'Reliable Venetian Hand'". Numbered on verso in black chalk, "24".
Watermark: Illegible fragment.
Watermark: Illegible fragment.
Associated names
Scholz, János, former owner.
Bibliography
Muraro, Michelangelo. Venetian Drawings from the Collection János Scholz. Venice : N. Pozza, 1957, no. 66, repr.
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