Italian School
17th century
St. Francis of Assisi Kneeling in Ecstasy Holding a Crucifix
9 3/4 x 6 inches (247 x 152 mm)
Brown and white oil, brown oil wash, over red chalk, on laid paper prepared with brown oil wash; partial framing lines in graphite, red chalk, and brown oil
1992.75
Gift of Janos Scholz.
Notes
Formerly attributed to Giacomo Cavedone, 1577-1660.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed at upper left, in pen and brown ink, "cavedone".
Watermark: Possibly human head in profile, wearing crown.
Watermark: Possibly human head in profile, wearing crown.
Associated names
Cavedone, Giacomo, 1577-1660, Formerly attributed to.
Piancastelli, Giovanni, 1845-1926, former owner.
Brandegee, Edward, former owner.
Brandegee, Mary, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.
Piancastelli, Giovanni, 1845-1926, former owner.
Brandegee, Edward, former owner.
Brandegee, Mary, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.
Bibliography
Alfred Moir, ed. Drawings by Seventeenth Century Italian Masters from the Collection of János Scholz. Santa Barbara : Art Galleries, University of California, 1974, no. 30, repr.
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