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Two Roman Strigils Found in the Baths of Trajan, and an Antique Circlet

Italian School
16th century

Two Roman Strigils Found in the Baths of Trajan, and an Antique Circlet

11 1/8 x 8 5/8 inches (283 x 217 mm)
Pen and brown ink, over black chalk, on paper; the contours of the circlet incised with a compass.
1978.33

Purchased as the gift of Governor Elmer L. Andersen.

Notes
Watermark: none.
Formerly attributed to Pirro Ligorio, Naples ca. 1513-1583 Ferrara.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed at top in pen and brown ink, "Li dui strigili sono della propria grandezza di Bronzo antichi i quali furono trovati nelli bagni / di Traiano imperatore ̣vogliamo dire Therme Traiane, se ne veggono in scultura di marmo / ma non si belli come questi che sono naturali.e & usati nellj Bagni"; at left, within circlet, "CIRCVLVS VEL / TROXALOS"; between strigils, "STRIGILI"; within strigil at right, "STRIG. AMMONI LIB. F." Inscribed below in pen and black ink by Giuseppe Antonelli, "Ferrara 14 Marzo 1824= / Attesto io sottoscritto che il presente disegno è originale di Pirro / Ligorio di cui è autografa la descrizione = / Giuseppe Cav ̊Antonelli Bibl ̊emento direttore del / Museo archeologico".
Associated names
Anonymous, Italian School, 17th cent., Alternate attribution.
Ligorio, Pirro, approximately 1513-1583 Formerly attributed to.
Andersen, Elmer L., 1909-2004, former owner.
Bibliography
Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Nineteenth Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1978-1980. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1981, p. 201.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department