Francesco Chiarottini

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Francesco Chiarottini
1748-1796
Saint John Preaching in the Wilderness
Pen and gray-brown ink, with gray wash, on paper
6 13/16 x 9 3/4 inches (173 x 248 mm)
Gift of Janos Scholz.
1993.60
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Copy after Giovanni Battista Tiepolo.

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Inscribed at lower center, in pen and brown ink, "Joan. Bapt. Tiepolo inv. et pinx.".
Watermark: Countermark: Cursive letters "MT", each letter centered between chain lines.

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Acquired in 1937 in Venice by Janos Scholz, New York (Lugt S. 2933b).
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Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista, 1696-1770, Copy after.
Scholz, János, former owner.

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