Albrecht Dürer
1471-1528
Kneeling Donor
1506
12 3/4 x 7 13/16 inches (323 x 198 mm)
Brush and black ink and wash, with white opaque watercolor, with pen and dark ink, on blue paper.
I, 257c
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.
Notes
This drawing is a study for one of the principal donors in the "Feast of the Rose Garlands", an altarpiece commissioned from Dürer by the German merchants in Venice for their national church, San Bartolommeo.
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed with the artist's monogram and dated, "1506".
Associated names
Andréossy, Antoine-François, comte, 1761-1828, former owner.
Lawrence, Thomas, Sir, 1769-1830, former owner.
Holford, Robert Stayner, 1808-1892, former owner.
Lanna, Adalbert Franz Josef, Freiherr von, 1836-1909, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Lawrence, Thomas, Sir, 1769-1830, former owner.
Holford, Robert Stayner, 1808-1892, former owner.
Lanna, Adalbert Franz Josef, Freiherr von, 1836-1909, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Bibliography
Denison, Cara D., and Helen B. Mules, with the assistance of Jane V. Shoaf. European Drawings, 1375-1825. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1981, no. 33, repr.
From Leonardo to Pollock: Master drawings from the Morgan Library. New York: Morgan Library, 2006, cat. no. 52, p. 112-113.
100 Master drawings from the Morgan Library & Museum. München : Hirmer, 2008, no. 65, repr. [Anne Varick Lauder]
From Leonardo to Pollock: Master drawings from the Morgan Library. New York: Morgan Library, 2006, cat. no. 52, p. 112-113.
100 Master drawings from the Morgan Library & Museum. München : Hirmer, 2008, no. 65, repr. [Anne Varick Lauder]
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