Italian School
16th cent
Nave of a Church with Two Recessed Chapels. Verso: pen trials
ca. 1530-1560
12 3/8 x 21 3/8 inches (314 x 542 mm),
Pen and brown ink, gray wash, on parchment, which was previously used as the cover of a book. Verso: pen and brown ink.
IV, 51
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed by the artist, at left, beneath figure in niche, in pen and brown ink, "A M;" at center, beneath figure in niche, "AVE;" at right, beneath figure in niche, "REO."
Associated names
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Morgan, J. P. (John Pierpont), 1867-1943, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Morgan, J. P. (John Pierpont), 1867-1943, former owner.
Bibliography
Selected references: Fairfax Murray 1905-12, 4: no. 51 (as School of Parma).
Collection J. Pierpont Morgan : drawings by the old masters formed by C. Fairfax Murray. London : Privately printed, 1905-1912, IV, 51 (as School of Parma).
Collection J. Pierpont Morgan : drawings by the old masters formed by C. Fairfax Murray. London : Privately printed, 1905-1912, IV, 51 (as School of Parma).
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