Italian School

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Italian School
16th century
Two Horses' Heads
ca. 1555-1575
Red chalk on laid paper.
3 15/16 x 5 3/4 inches (100 x 146 mm)
Gift of Hall Park McCullough..
1956.22
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Formerly attributed to Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), circle of; Giorgio Vasari (1511-1574); Francesco Morandini, il Poppi (1544-1597).

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August Grahl (1791-1868), Dresden (L. 1199); Dr. Ignaz Schwarz; his sale, Vienna 14-15 April 1919, lot 224; Wilhelm König (1880-1955), Vienna (Lugt S. 2653b); Bishop Johann Török (b. 1890), Nagykanizsa; his sale, New York, American Art Galleries, 7-8 November 1928, lot 154; Hall Park McCullough, New York.
Associated names: 

Anonymous, Italian School, 17th cent., Formerly attributed to.
Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519, Circle of, Formerly attributed to.
Vasari, Giorgio, 1511-1574, Formerly attributed to.
Morandini, Francesco, 1544-1597, Formerly attributed to.
Grahl, August, 1791-1868, former owner.
Schwarz, Ignaz, former owner.
König, Wilhelm, former owner.
Török, Johann, Bishop, -1892, former owner.
McCullough, Hall Park, 1872-1966, former owner.

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Selected references: Vienna 1919, 25, no. 224 (as Milanese, 16th century); Vienna 1927, 3, no. 2 (as school of Leonardo da Vinci); Fellows Report 1957, 83.

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