Francesco Piranesi
1756-1810
Study of the Giustiniani Hygeia
ca. 1780-1792
9 5/16 x 6 1/4 inches (237 x 165 mm)
Pen and gray ink, with brown and gray wash, over black chalk, on paper; pen and gray ink trials at upper left and upper right.
1966.11:128
Bequest of Junius S. Morgan and gift of Henry S. Morgan.
Notes
This depiction of the ancient Roman statue of the Seated Hygeia, formerly in the Giustiniani collection in Rome and now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (inv. 03.12.11a), 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.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed at upper right, in pen and gray ink, "Gustinian"; numbered at lower left, in graphite, "45".
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. 128, repr.
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