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Study of St. Nicholas of Bari Seen from Behind and a Putto Holding an Open Book; Study of the Putto's Wing; Sketch for Bishop's Mitre

Michel Corneille
approximately 1601-1664

Study of St. Nicholas of Bari Seen from Behind and a Putto Holding an Open Book; Study of the Putto's Wing; Sketch for Bishop's Mitre

ca. 1650
17 1/4 x 11 5/8 inches (438 x 295 mm)
Black chalk, with white chalk, on paper.
1985.20

Purchased on the Lois and Walter C. Baker Fund.

Notes
Watermark: none.
Although this sheet was acquired as by Simon Vouet, Emmanuel Coquery recognized it as the work of Michel I Corneille. The inscription in Italian identifies the subject as Saint Nicolas of Bari.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed at upper right, "S. Nicolo di Bari".
Associated names
Vouet, Simon, 1590-1649, Formerly attributed to.
Petit-Horry, Jacques, former owner.
Bibliography
Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Twenty-First Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1984-1986. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1989, p. 387.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department