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Attributed to Carlo Cignani

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Attributed to Carlo Cignani
1628-1719
Study for St. John the Baptist Seated in the Wilderness
Red chalk on laid paper.
10 1/4 x 7 5/16 inches (260 x 185 mm)
Gift of Janos Scholz.
1992.85
Inscription: 

Inscribed at lower left, in pen and brown ink, "Felice Cignani".
Watermark: Six-pointed star inscribed in a circle surmounted by a cross, over letter "F" (similar to Briquet 6089).

Provenance: 
Armand-François-Louis de Mestral de St. Saphorin, Switzerland; purchased in 1957 from Reichlen Gallery, Lausanne by Janos Scholz, New York (see Lugt S. 2933b).
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Associated names: 

Saint-Saphorin, Armand-François-Louis de Mestral de, 1738-1805, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.

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Cignani, Carlo
School: 
Italian
Century: 
17th century
Classification: 
Drawing
Department: 
Drawings and Prints