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God the Father in Glory Surrounded by Angels in a Lunette

Attributed to Giulio Romano
1499-1546

God the Father in Glory Surrounded by Angels in a Lunette

7 7/16 x 10 15/16 inches (189 x 277 mm; maximum dimensions)
Pen and brown ink and wash, with lead white opaque watercolor, on light brown paper; squared in black chalk. Drawing is lined overall.
I, 19

Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.

Notes
An attribution to Raffaellino Del Colle, Colle nr. Borgo San Sepolcro 1490-1556 Borgo San Sepolcro, has also been suggested.
Study after a lunette by Raphael in the loggia of the Vatican.
Inscriptions/Markings
Watermark: Overlapping watermarks from lining; one is grapes, the other, anchor in a circle.
Associated names
Raphael, 1483-1520, School of, Formerly attributed to.
Raphael, 1483-1520.
Jabach, Everhard, 1618-1695, former owner.
Jabach, Gerhard Michael, former owner.
McGouan, former owner.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Bibliography
Collection J. Pierpont Morgan : Drawings by the Old Masters Formed by C. Fairfax Murray. London : Privately printed, 1905-1912, I, 19, repr.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department