Domenico Maria Canuti
1626-1684
Jupiter Astride his Eagle, with Psyche and a Putto
9 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches (240 x 343 mm)
Pen and brown ink and wash, with white opaque watercolor, over black chalk, on paper.
1962.12
Purchased as the gift of the Fellows.
Notes
Study for the ceiling fresco of a room on the piano nobile, Palazzo Altieri, Rome, 1675-1676.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed in brown ink in an old hand at lower left, partially cut away, "Domenico Maria Canuti scolare del guid[o]".
A 24-line inscription can be seen showing through from the verso, but not read, as the drawing has been lined.
A 24-line inscription can be seen showing through from the verso, but not read, as the drawing has been lined.
Associated names
Moratilla, E., former owner.
Bibliography
Adams, Frederick B., Jr., comp. Thirteenth Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1963 & 1964. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1964, p. 100.
Pierpont Morgan Library. Review of Acquisitions, 1949-1968. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1969, p. 136.
Pierpont Morgan Library. Review of Acquisitions, 1949-1968. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1969, p. 136.
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Century Drawings
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