Pietro Testa
1611-1650
Gods and Goddesses on Clouds
10 5/8 x 16 1/2 inches (270 x 419 mm)
Pen and brown ink, with black chalk, over red chalk, on paper; framing line in black ink.
IV, 180g
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.
Notes
Not in Fairfax Murray catalog.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed at lower left, in pen and black ink, "Au(or v)[u superscript] 60006"; at lower center, in pen and brown ink, "pietro testa".
Associated names
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Artist
Classification
Century Drawings
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