Attributed to Giuseppe Arcimboldi
1527-1593
Half-Length View of a Man in Costume, in Profile to the Right
4 3/4 x 3 7/8 inches (121 x 98 mm)
Pen and brown ink on paper.
1993.326:2
Gift of Janos Scholz.
Notes
Two drawings on one mat.
One of two costume designs by Arcimboldo in the Morgan Library, for which see 1993.326:1.
One of two costume designs by Arcimboldo in the Morgan Library, for which see 1993.326:1.
Inscriptions/Markings
Watermark: Fleur-de-lis, fragment of larger watermark.
Associated names
Piancastelli, Giovanni, 1845-1926, former owner.
Brandegee, Edward, former owner.
Brandegee, Mary, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.
Brandegee, Edward, former owner.
Brandegee, Mary, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.
Bibliography
Selected references: Geiger 1954, 146; Oakland and elsewhere 1956, no. 2b (as Giuseppe Arcimboldo).
Neumeyer, Alfred, and János Scholz. Drawings from Bologna 1520-1800. Oakland : Mills College Art Gallery, 1957, no. 2b, repr.
Neumeyer, Alfred, and János Scholz. Drawings from Bologna 1520-1800. Oakland : Mills College Art Gallery, 1957, no. 2b, repr.
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Century Drawings
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