After Andrea Mantegna
1431-1506
St. Christopher, From the "Removal of the Body of St. Christopher"
5 1/4 x 8 3/4 inches (135 x 222 mm)
Red chalk on paper.
1993.126
Gift of Janos Scholz.
Notes
Watermark: none visible through lining.
After the damaged fresco of the "Removal of the Body of St. Christopher" in the Orvetari chapel, Eremitani church, Padua, painted by Mantegna ca. 1454-57. The church however was largely destroyed in 1944 by Allied bombs.
Formerly attributed to Andrea Mantegna, Isola di Carturo 1431-1506 Mantua.
After the damaged fresco of the "Removal of the Body of St. Christopher" in the Orvetari chapel, Eremitani church, Padua, painted by Mantegna ca. 1454-57. The church however was largely destroyed in 1944 by Allied bombs.
Formerly attributed to Andrea Mantegna, Isola di Carturo 1431-1506 Mantua.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed on verso, in graphite, "Provient de chez / Albert Besnard (?)".
Associated names
Mantegna, Andrea, 1431-1506, Formerly attributed to.
Besnard, Albert, 1849-1934, former owner.
Prouté, Paul, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.
Besnard, Albert, 1849-1934, former owner.
Prouté, Paul, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.
Classification
Century Drawings
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