Attributed to Antonio Vassilacchi
1556-1629
Virgin and Child, with Seated Figure at Lower Right
3 7/8 x 2 5/8 inches (97 x 67 mm)
Pen and brown ink on paper.
1993.32
Gift of Janos Scholz.
Notes
Watermark: none visible through lining.
The drawing is the left-hand part of album page for which see acc. no. 1993.25.
According to the inscription beneath the drawing on the album page, this minor sketch was attributed by an early collector to one Armenini (Giovanni Battista Armenini (1530-1609) (?)).
The drawing is the left-hand part of album page for which see acc. no. 1993.25.
According to the inscription beneath the drawing on the album page, this minor sketch was attributed by an early collector to one Armenini (Giovanni Battista Armenini (1530-1609) (?)).
Description
According to the inscription beneath the drawing on the album page, this minor sketch was attributed to Armenini by an early collector. This is probably a reference to Giovanni Battista Armenini (1530-1609), a painter also known for his treatise De' Veri Precetti della Pittura, first published in 1577. Drawings by this artist remain largely unknown. The attribution to Aliense has been doubted by Bert Meijer, who believes the drawing to be by Palma il Giovane.
The drawing is the left-hand part of album page for which see acc. no. 1993.25.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed at upper right in pen and brown ink, by the artist: "Amar[cropped by edge]"; on album center, above drawing, in pen and brown ink: "170"; in the same hand, at center, beneath drawing, in pen and brown ink: "di Armenini"; beneath this, in graphite: "Aliense"; on verso, at lower right in pen and brown ink: "no 247"; in graphite, (continuing from cat. no. 1993.25 which reads, In 2 Leaves 14 S), ketches consd(?).
Associated names
Warwick, George Guy Greville, Earl of, 1818-1893, former owner.
Hollstein-Rathau, Sophie von, Countess, former owner.
Calmann, Hans M., 1899-1982, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.
Hollstein-Rathau, Sophie von, Countess, former owner.
Calmann, Hans M., 1899-1982, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.
Classification
Century Drawings
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