Attributed to Genga, Girolamo,
1476-1551
Drunken Silenus on a Donkey, Supported by a Satyr, with a Piping Satyr in the Background at Left (Partial Copy after a Roman Sarcophagus Depicting a Bacchic Procession)
ca. 1523-1525
2 x 2 1/8 inches (48 x 54 mm)
Pen and two shades of brown ink on paper.
I, 43a: no. 137
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.
Notes
Watermark: none.
One of 11 drawings on one mount, by same hand; some may have been cut from a single sheet.
One of 11 drawings on one mount, by same hand; some may have been cut from a single sheet.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed on verso of mount in graphite, "de/ Gregorio Schiavone/ 137?".
Associated names
Anonymous, Italian School, 16th cent., Formerly attributed to.
Schiavone, Andrea, approximately 1500-1563, Formerly attributed to.
Ćlinović, Juraj, approximately 1433-1504, Formerly attributed to.
Robinson, J. C. (John Charles), Sir, 1824-1913, former owner.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Morgan, J. P. (John Pierpont), 1867-1943, former owner.
Schiavone, Andrea, approximately 1500-1563, Formerly attributed to.
Ćlinović, Juraj, approximately 1433-1504, Formerly attributed to.
Robinson, J. C. (John Charles), Sir, 1824-1913, former owner.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Morgan, J. P. (John Pierpont), 1867-1943, former owner.
Bibliography
Selected references: Rinaldi 2014, 27-28, 48, no. B13-f (as Girolamo Genga).
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