Italian School
17th century
Ascension of a Saint Flanked by Angels
7 9/16 x 11 1/2 inches (191 x 292 mm)
Pen and brown ink and wash, over black chalk, on paper.
1981.46
Bequest of Mrs. Ernest Ash.
Notes
Possible attribution to Caccia Gugliemo, called Il Moncalvo. Montabone?, Asti 1568-1625 Moncalvo.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed on verso, in pen and brown ink, "I Ca / Io Sono C"; and "Io Consonita Santa non (cut off)".
Watermark: Standing figure (Pilgrim) holding a staff with penant, all within an oval (similar to Heawood 1347).
Watermark: Standing figure (Pilgrim) holding a staff with penant, all within an oval (similar to Heawood 1347).
Associated names
Caccia, Guglielmo, 1568?-1625, Possible attribution.
Glaser, Curt, 1879-1943, former owner.
Ash, Ernest, Mrs., former owner.
Glaser, Curt, 1879-1943, former owner.
Ash, Ernest, Mrs., former owner.
Bibliography
Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Twentieth Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1981-1983. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1984, p. 266.
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