Prospero Fontana

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Prospero Fontana
1512-1597
Socrates Inspired by a Genius
ca. 1555
Pen and brown ink and wash, over black chalk, on paper; illusionistic frame in pen and brown ink, by the artist.
4 3/4 x 3 5/8 inches (121 x 91 mm)
Gift of Prof. Dr. Julius S. Held in honor of Felice Stampfle.
1992.24
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Watermark: none.

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Inscribed on verso, at upper center, in pen and brown ink, "2".

Provenance: 
Julius Held, Old Bennington, Vermont.
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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