Giovanni Francesco Romanelli
1610-1662
Countess Matilda Giving Shelter to Bishop Anselmo
7 3/8 x 6 inches (187 x 152 mm)
Pen and brown ink and wash, over ruled graphite lines, on paper.
IV, 173a
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.
Notes
Formerly attributed to Pietro da Cortona.
On same mat as IV, 173b.
On same mat as IV, 173b.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed at lower left corner, in graphite, "// olta"; on verso, at top, in pen and brown ink, "Si ricovera(ro) no dalla Contessa Matilda molti sacer(doti) / e vescovi et fra li altri Anselmo Vescovo / che fugirono dalla Citta di Roma da'Arrigo Impe(...) / Autori il Ligorio et il Bondo et altri".
Watermark: Fleur-de-lis inside circle, centered on chain line.
Watermark: Fleur-de-lis inside circle, centered on chain line.
Associated names
Pietro, da Cortona, 1596-1669, Formerly attributed to.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Classification
Century Drawings
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