Attributed to Gianlorenzo Bernini
1598-1680
Holy Family with Two Putti
10 3/8 x 9 3/8 inches (264 x 239 mm)
Pen and black ink and brown wash, over graphite, on paper.
2001.84
Gift of Howard and Sally Lepow in memory of Mrs. Fay E. Lepow.
Notes
Despite the inscription that describes this as a drawing given by Bernini to Chantelou, it may be a copy of that lost original, as argued by Sebastian Schutze (Bernini Disegnatore, Rome, 2017, pp. 167-69).
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed on the verso, in pen and brown ink, "Recu en don de M. le C[avalier Bernini] / Le 20 octobre 1665 Jour de son depart / de paris pour retourner a Rome. chan[telou]".
Associated names
Lepow, Howard, former owner.
Lepow, Sally, former owner.
Lepow, Sally, former owner.
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Century Drawings
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