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Antonio Maria Zanetti
1680-1757
An Altar to Mars with Carved Ram Heads, Sirens, and a Winged Putto with a Shield
11 5/8 x 8 9/16 inches (296 x 218 mm)
Graphite on paper; border in pen and brown ink and gray wash.
1959.3:87
Purchased as the gift of the Fellows.
Notes
Preparatory for an engraving in "Delle antiche statue greche e romane, che nell'antisala della Libreria di San Marco, e in altri luoghi pubblici di Venezia si trovano," Venice, II, 1743.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed and numbered at lower center, in pen and brown ink, "Ara di Marte / XXXIII".
Associated names
Zanetti, Antonio Maria, 1706-1778.
Quantock, John, former owner.
Gunter, Randolph, former owner.
Quantock, John, former owner.
Gunter, Randolph, former owner.
Bibliography
Adams, Frederick B., Jr., comp. Ninth Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1958 & 1959. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1959, p. 100-102.
Pierpont Morgan Library. Review of Acquisitions, 1949-1968. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1969, p. 178.
Stampfle, Felice, and Jacob Bean. Drawings from New York collections. III: The eighteenth century in Italy. New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1971, no. 33.
Pierpont Morgan Library. Review of Acquisitions, 1949-1968. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1969, p. 178.
Stampfle, Felice, and Jacob Bean. Drawings from New York collections. III: The eighteenth century in Italy. New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1971, no. 33.
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