Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
1727-1804
Martha Inviting Christ to Enter the House
18 3/8 x 14 3/16 inches (467 x 360 mm)
Pen and brown ink and wash and brown-black wash, over charcoal, on paper.
IV, 151
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed on verso, in graphite, "13".
Watermark: Hand holding sword, above letter "W".
Watermark: Hand holding sword, above letter "W".
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.
Bibliography
Collection J. Pierpont Morgan : Drawings by the Old Masters Formed by C. Fairfax Murray. London : Privately printed, 1905-1912, IV, 151, repr.
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Century Drawings
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