Lattanzio Gambara
approximately 1530-1574
Massacre of the Innocents
18 13/16 x 31 3/8 inches (478 x 797 mm)
Black and white chalk, on two pieces of blue laid paper, faded to gray green; incised with stylus.
1980.60
Gift of Janos Scholz.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed at lower left, in black chalk, "45"; at lower right, in black chalk, "20"; on verso, at lower left, in pen and brown ink, "20"; at right center, in pen and brown ink, "de mane de Ms Latantio"; added to this in another hand, "Gambaro da Brescia"; at upper right, in pen and brown ink, "Di Sig. Latantio Gambaro Bre[]"; at lower center, in pen and brown ink, "Lata. ̊Gambaro Bresciano; n.̊-1576".
Watermark: Sun with rays (similar to Briquet 13946: Salo, 1556)
Watermark: Sun with rays (similar to Briquet 13946: Salo, 1556)
Associated names
Moscardo, Lodovico, 1611-1681, former owner.
Miniscalchi, Teresa Moscardo, former owner.
Miniscalchi-Erizzo, Luigi, former owner.
Miniscalchi-Erizzo, Mario, 1881-1957, former owner.
Calceolari, marquis de, former owner.
Uzielli, Mario, 1888-1973, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.
Miniscalchi, Teresa Moscardo, former owner.
Miniscalchi-Erizzo, Luigi, former owner.
Miniscalchi-Erizzo, Mario, 1881-1957, former owner.
Calceolari, marquis de, former owner.
Uzielli, Mario, 1888-1973, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.
Bibliography
Rhoda Eitel-Porter and and John Marciari, Italian Renaissance Drawings at the Morgan Library & Museum, New York, 2019, no. 87.
Selected references: Popham 1955, 73; Scholz 1958, 418; Popham 1967, 1: under no. 41; New York 1971, no. 38; Washington and New York 1973-74, no. 80; Byam Shaw 1976, under no. 1134; Begni Redona and Vezzoli 1978, no. 26; Fellows Report 19 1981, 192; Marciari 2018a, 125-26.
Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Nineteenth Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1978-1980. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1981, p. 192.
Italian Drawings from the Collection of János Scholz. London : Art Council Gallery, 1968, no. 38 (includes previous bibliography and exhibitions).
Scholz, Janos. Italian Master Drawings, 1350-1800, from the János Scholz Collection. New York : Dover, 1976, no. 68, repr.
Selected references: Popham 1955, 73; Scholz 1958, 418; Popham 1967, 1: under no. 41; New York 1971, no. 38; Washington and New York 1973-74, no. 80; Byam Shaw 1976, under no. 1134; Begni Redona and Vezzoli 1978, no. 26; Fellows Report 19 1981, 192; Marciari 2018a, 125-26.
Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Nineteenth Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1978-1980. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1981, p. 192.
Italian Drawings from the Collection of János Scholz. London : Art Council Gallery, 1968, no. 38 (includes previous bibliography and exhibitions).
Scholz, Janos. Italian Master Drawings, 1350-1800, from the János Scholz Collection. New York : Dover, 1976, no. 68, repr.
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