Francesco Piranesi

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Francesco Piranesi

1756-1810

Study of the Giustiniani Flora

ca. 1780-1792

Pen and brown ink, over black chalk, on paper.

8 3/4 x 6 1/16 inches (223 x 154 mm)

Bequest of Junius S. Morgan and gift of Henry S. Morgan.

1966.11:129

Notes:

This depiction of the ancient Roman statue of Flora, formerly in the Giustiniani collection in Rome, is one of a series of drawings by Francesco Piranesi probably made in connection with his "Raccolta di Statue Antiche." In addition to the three drawings at the Morgan (inv. 1966.11:128, 1966.11:129, and 1966.11:130), further studies from the set are found in the Piranesi albums at the Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe.

Inscription:

Inscribed at upper right, in pen and brown ink, "Gustinian"; numbered at lower left, in graphite, "44".

Provenance:

Mrs. J. P. Morgan, New York; by descent to her sons Junius S. Morgan, Princeton and Paris (no mark, see Lugt 1536) and Henry S. Morgan, New York.

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.

Bibliography:

Stampfle, Felice. Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Drawings in the Pierpont Morgan Library. New York : Dover, 1978, no. 129, repr.

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