Paolo Farinati
1524-1606
"Original Sin" and "Creation of Eve", after Tintoretto
10 x 7 3/8 inches (255 x 187 mm)
Pen and brown ink, with light gray wash, on paper.
1993.133
Gift of Janos Scholz.
Notes
The drawing is after passages in two paintings by Jacopo Tintoretto, formerly in the Albergo of the Scuola della Santissima Trinita, Venice, executed ca. 1550-1552. The Scuola was destroyed during the 17th century and the four remaining paintings of the cycle are now in the Accademia, Venice.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed at lower left, in pen and brown ink, "Paulo Farinato".
Watermark: Circle, divided, surmounted by pole with three triangular segments attached. Same watermark on 1993. 139. 1993.140, 1993.141
Watermark: Circle, divided, surmounted by pole with three triangular segments attached. Same watermark on 1993. 139. 1993.140, 1993.141
Associated names
Tintoretto, 1518-1594, After.
Moscardo family, former owner.
Calceolari, marquis de, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.
Moscardo family, former owner.
Calceolari, marquis de, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.
Bibliography
Muraro, Michelangelo. Venetian Drawings from the Collection János Scholz. Venice : N. Pozza, 1957, p. 30, no. 31.
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