Italian School
15th cent
Two Scenes: St. Jerome(?) in his Study and Group of Monks Presenting a Book to a Seated Monastic Saint
ca. 1460-1475
3 3/4 x 5 1/4 inches (95 x 134 mm)
Pen and brown ink and wash, on prepared (?) paper; sewing holes along upper edge; guidelines (?) at left, top and right ruled into prepared surface.
I, 6:2
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.
Notes
One of a series of six leaves from a sketchbook on one mat (I, 6:1-I, 6:6).
Inscriptions/Markings
Watermark: none visible through lining.
Inscribed? at upper right corner, in pen and brown ink, when turned 90 degrees, "R" (?).
Inscribed? at upper right corner, in pen and brown ink, when turned 90 degrees, "R" (?).
Associated names
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.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Morgan, J. P. (John Pierpont), 1867-1943, former owner.
Bibliography
Selected references: Fairfax Murray 1905-12, 1: no. 6 (as Florentine school, fifteenth century).
Collection J. Pierpont Morgan : Drawings by the Old Masters Formed by C. Fairfax Murray. London : Privately printed, 1905-1912, I, 6, repr. (as Florentine school, fifteenth century).
Collection J. Pierpont Morgan : Drawings by the Old Masters Formed by C. Fairfax Murray. London : Privately printed, 1905-1912, I, 6, repr. (as Florentine school, fifteenth century).
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