Formerly attributed to Giovanni Battista Piranesi
1720-1778
Longitudinal Section of the Farnese Palace
8 3/4 x 12 11/16 inches (222 x 323 mm)
Pen and brown ink, with gray wash, over black chalk, on paper; framing lines in pen and brown ink.
1966.11:48
Bequest of Junius S. Morgan and gift of Henry S. Morgan.
Notes
Traditionally attributed to Piranesi because part of the large group of his drawings that came to the Morgan together, this is surely not by him. It is not clear why this and the related sheet - 1966.11:49 - were part of that original Piranesi collection, as they are not even typical of drawings by Piranesi's workshop assistants.
Inscriptions/Markings
Numbered at lower left, in graphite, "X / 68".
Associated names
Morgan, Jane Norton, 1868-1925, former owner.
Morgan, Junius Spencer, 1892-1960, former owner.
Morgan, Henry S. (Henry Sturgis), 1900-1982, former owner.
Morgan, Junius Spencer, 1892-1960, former owner.
Morgan, Henry S. (Henry Sturgis), 1900-1982, former owner.
Bibliography
Stampfle, Felice. Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Drawings in the Pierpont Morgan Library. New York : Dover, 1978, no. 48, repr.
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Century Drawings
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