Fra Semplice da Verona

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Fra Semplice da Verona
ca. 1589-1654
Study for the Dead Christ
Black, red, and white chalk on blue laid paper, altered to brown.
10 13/16 x 16 3/4 inches (275 x 925 mm)
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.
I, 69
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Formerly attributed to Giovanni Girolamo Savoldo, fl. 1506-1548.

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Charles Fairfax Murray (1849-1919), London and Florence; from whom purchased through Galerie Alexandre Imbert, Rome, in 1909 by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913), New York (no mark; see Lugt 1509); his son, J. P. Morgan, Jr. (1867-1943), New York.
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Salvoldo, Giovanni Girolamo, ca. 1480-1548, Formerly attributed to.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.

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