Parmigianino
1503-1540
Woman Shown Half-Length in Classical Costume
ca. 1530-1540
4 7/16 x 3 1/4 inches (112 x 82 mm)
Red chalk on paper.
IV, 41a
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.
Notes
Watermark: none.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed at upper right in graphite, "22"; on verso of lining in graphite, "1674".
Associated names
Arundel, Thomas Howard, Earl of, 1585-1646, former owner.
Howard, Henry Stafford, Earl of, approximately 1648-approximately 1719, former owner.
Zanetti, Antonio Maria, 1680-1757, former owner.
Armano, Giovanni Antonio, active 18th century, 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.
Howard, Henry Stafford, Earl of, approximately 1648-approximately 1719, former owner.
Zanetti, Antonio Maria, 1680-1757, former owner.
Armano, Giovanni Antonio, active 18th century, 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: Popham 1949, 176; Freedberg 1950, 226 (as probably Parmigianino); Popham 1971, 1: 123, no. 316; Freedberg 1973, 150; Rossi 1980, 100-01; Di Giampaolo 1991, no. 41; Gould 1994,160, 186, under no. A15; Chiusa 2001, 63 (as possibly not autograph); Vaccaro 2002, 179, under no. 33; Parma and Vienna 2003, 268, no. II.2.27; Di Giampaolo and Fada 2003, 140; Gnann 2007, 485-86, no. 837.
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Century Drawings
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