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Study of Hand and Arm in an Elaborate Sleeve, and Winged Putto

Jacopo Confortini
1602-1672

Study of Hand and Arm in an Elaborate Sleeve, and Winged Putto

ca. 1640-1650
8 9/16 x 6 7/16 inches (217 x 164 mm)
Red chalk, and black chalk on paper.
1970.17

Gift of David E. Rust.

Notes
The arm is similar to that of the Virgin in several of Confortini's paintings of the 1640s, including a Madonna and Child with Saints Egidius and Nicholas of Bari dated 1640 in the church of Sant'Egidio at Poggio di Croce and a Madonna and Child with Saints Francis, Anthony Abbot, and Benedict of 1648 (location unknown).
Watermark: Crowned head in profile with beard, within a circle. Watermark, beta radiograph. head, crown, beard, circle. 141969wm_1970_17_WM_beta.jpg
Formerly attributed to Francesco Montelatici, called Cecco Bravo (1607-1661), and Anonymous, Italian School, 17th cent.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed in black ink on verso, "Cacho Bravo".
Associated names
Anonymous, Italian School, 17th cent., Formerly attributed to.
Cecco Bravo, 1607-1661, Formerly attributed to.
Oppé, A. Paul, former owner.
Ffrench, Yvonne, former owner.
Rust, David E., former owner.
Bibliography
Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Sixteenth Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1969-1971. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1973, p. 116.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department