Veronese
1528-1588
Sheet of Studies: Bacchus and Apollo with Other Figures
1557
6 7/8 x 6 1/8 inches (174 x 155 mm)
Pen and brown ink and wash, on paper.
I, 90
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.
Notes
Watermark: none.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed at lower left, in pen and brown ink, by the artist, "stanno(?)"; at left, near lower edge, in pen and brown ink, "88"; on verso, visible through lining, [illegible inscription]; on verso of mount, in graphite, "Verona / Paolo Caliari / called / Veronese / 1530 - 1588".
Associated names
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723-1792, former owner.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, John Pierpont, 1837-1913, former owner.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, John Pierpont, 1837-1913, former owner.
Bibliography
Collection J. Pierpont Morgan : Drawings by the Old Masters Formed by C. Fairfax Murray. London : Privately printed, 1905-1912, I, 90.
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Century Drawings
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