Nicola Grassi

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Nicola Grassi
1682-1748
The Assumption of the Virgin
Red chalk on laid paper on perimeter mount.
8 5/16 x 5 1/4 inches (212 x 133 mm)
Gift of János Scholz.
1987.69
Inscription: 

Inscribed at lower center, in pen and brown ink, "Niccola Gra I Venezo".

Provenance: 
"Reliable Venetian Hand" (see Lugt S. 3005c-d); William Sharp, Manchester (see Lugt 2650); János Scholz, New York (no mark; see Lugt S. 2933b).
Associated names: 

Sharp, William, active mid-19th century, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.

Bibliography: 

Muraro, Michelangelo. Venetian Drawings from the Collection János Scholz. Venice : N. Pozza, 1957, no. 89, repr.

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