Prospero Fontana
1512-1597
Socrates Inspired by a Genius
ca. 1555
4 3/4 x 3 5/8 inches (121 x 91 mm)
Pen and brown ink and wash, over black chalk, on paper; illusionistic frame in pen and brown ink, by the artist.
1992.24
Gift of Prof. Dr. Julius S. Held in honor of Felice Stampfle.
Notes
Watermark: none.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed on verso, at upper center, in pen and brown ink, "2".
Associated names
Held, Julius S. (Julius Samuel), 1905-2002, former owner.
Bibliography
Selected references: Béguin, 2001, 76, 78, note 18; New York 2019, 54-55.
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Century Drawings
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