Gian Girolamo Savoldo
approximately 1480-
Head and Shoulders of Bearded Man with His Left Hand at His Chest
ca. 1520-1540
9 5/8 x 6 11/16 inches (244 x 170 mm)
Black and white chalk, with stumping, on blue laid paper.
1981.91
Gift of Janos Scholz.
Notes
Watermark: none.
An alternate attribution to Paris Bordone has also been suggested by several scholars.
An alternate attribution to Paris Bordone has also been suggested by several scholars.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed on verso, at upper left, in red chalk, "X/A".
Associated names
Bordone, Paris, 1500-1571, Possible attribution.
Geiger, Benno, 1882-1965, former owner.
Cassini, Stefano, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.
Geiger, Benno, 1882-1965, former owner.
Cassini, Stefano, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.
Bibliography
Rhoda Eitel-Porter and and John Marciari, Italian Renaissance Drawings at the Morgan Library & Museum, New York, 2019, no. 60.
Selected references: Oakland and elsewhere 1956, no. 81; Venice 1957, no. 12; Bloomington and elsewhere 1958, no. 42; Oakland and San Francisco 1959, no. 10; Hagerstown 1960-61, no. 9; Staten Island 1961, no. 9; Cologne 1963-64, no. 144; Milwaukee 1964, no. 9; 78; Norton 1971, no. 22; Washington and New York 1973-74, no. 79; Scholz 1976, no. 31; Notre Dame 1980, no. 146; Cleveland 1981, no. 122; Brescia and Frankfurt 1990, no. 11.10; Nova 1990, 431-34; Griswold 1994, 24-28; New York and Chicago 1994, no. 48; Tanzi 1994, 159-64, no. 9; New York 2004, no. 50.
Muraro, Michelangelo. Venetian Drawings from the Collection János Scholz. Venice : N. Pozza, 1957, no. 12, repr.
Oberhuber, Konrad, and Dean Walker. Sixteenth Century Italian Drawings From the Collection of János Scholz. Washington, D.C. : National Gallery of Art ; New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1973, no. 79, repr.
Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Twentieth Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1981-1983. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1984, p. 298.
Selected references: Oakland and elsewhere 1956, no. 81; Venice 1957, no. 12; Bloomington and elsewhere 1958, no. 42; Oakland and San Francisco 1959, no. 10; Hagerstown 1960-61, no. 9; Staten Island 1961, no. 9; Cologne 1963-64, no. 144; Milwaukee 1964, no. 9; 78; Norton 1971, no. 22; Washington and New York 1973-74, no. 79; Scholz 1976, no. 31; Notre Dame 1980, no. 146; Cleveland 1981, no. 122; Brescia and Frankfurt 1990, no. 11.10; Nova 1990, 431-34; Griswold 1994, 24-28; New York and Chicago 1994, no. 48; Tanzi 1994, 159-64, no. 9; New York 2004, no. 50.
Muraro, Michelangelo. Venetian Drawings from the Collection János Scholz. Venice : N. Pozza, 1957, no. 12, repr.
Oberhuber, Konrad, and Dean Walker. Sixteenth Century Italian Drawings From the Collection of János Scholz. Washington, D.C. : National Gallery of Art ; New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1973, no. 79, repr.
Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Twentieth Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1981-1983. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1984, p. 298.
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