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Pope Eugenio IV Giving Ranuccio Farnese the Commander's Baton

After Francesco Salviati
1510-1563

Pope Eugenio IV Giving Ranuccio Farnese the Commander's Baton

14 1/2 x 10 3/8 inches (368 x 263 mm)
Pen and brown ink and wash, with lead white opaque watercolor, on blue paper.
IV, 71a

Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.

Notes
The drawing is most likely a copy by a Roman artist of a fresco by Francesco Salviati, Florence 1510-1563 Rome in the Sala dei Fasti Farnesiani in Palazzo Farnese, Rome.
Inscriptions/Markings
Watermark: Seahorse in circle. Lined drawing.
Associated names
Anonymous, Italian School, 16th cent., Formerly attributed to.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Bibliography
Collection J. Pierpont Morgan : Drawings by the Old Masters Formed by C. Fairfax Murray. London : Privately printed, 1905-1912, IV, no. 71a.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department