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Ascribed to Lorenzo Sabatini
approximately 1530-1576
God the Father Surrounded by Angels on Clouds
Pen and brown ink and wash, over black chalk, on two pieces of paper joined vertically 10 mm. from the right edge; fragment of framing line at left and right edges in pen and brown ink.
14 x 10 7/16 inches (355 x 265 mm)
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.
I, 19e
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Watermark: none.
Formerly attributed to Andrea Sabatini, Salerno 1480-1530/31 Gaeta.
Inscription:
Inscribed on verso of lining, in graphite, "M4 (encircled)".
Provenance:
Charles Fairfax Murray, London; from whom purchased in London in 1910 by J. Pierpont Morgan (no mark; see Lugt 1509).
Associated names:
Andrea, da Salerno, approximately 1484-1530, Formerly attributed to.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Bibliography:
Collection J. Pierpont Morgan : Drawings by the Old Masters Formed by C. Fairfax Murray. London : Privately printed, 1905-1912, I, 19e.
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