Giovanni Antonio Pordenone
1484?-1539
The Adoration of the Magi
9 3/4 x 13 1/16 inches (246 x 333 mm)
Pen and brown ink and wash, with lead white opaque watercolor, over black chalk on blue paper, altered to blue-green.
1977.48
Gift of Janos Scholz.
Notes
Watermark: Anchor in circle, visible through lining with strong transmitted light.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed at lower right in pen and brown ink, "Pomponio Amalteo del Friuli"; various modern inscriptions on verso.
Associated names
West, Benjamin, 1738-1820, former owner.
Weitzner, Julius, -1986, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.
Weitzner, Julius, -1986, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.
Bibliography
Eighteenth report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1975-1977 / edited by Charles Ryskamp. New York : The Library, 1978, p. 284.
Classification
Century Drawings
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