Pietro da Cortona
1596-1669
The Birth of the Virgin
7 1/2 x 6 7/16 inches (190 x 162 mm)
Pen and brown ink on laid paper.
1985.81
Gift of Janos Scholz.
Notes
Watermark: none visible through lining.
Study for the painting commissioned for the Chiesa Nuova in Perugia, now in the Pinacoteca, Perugia, dated 1643.
Study for the painting commissioned for the Chiesa Nuova in Perugia, now in the Pinacoteca, Perugia, dated 1643.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed on old mount in pen and brown ink, "Pietro da Cortona".
Associated names
Hone, Nathaniel, 1718-1784, former owner.
Goldstein, Max A. (Max Aaron), 1870-1941, former owner.
Weitzner, Julius, -1986, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.
Goldstein, Max A. (Max Aaron), 1870-1941, former owner.
Weitzner, Julius, -1986, former owner.
Scholz, János, 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. 318.
Scholz, Janos, and Dean A. Porter. Janos Scholz, Musician and Collector. Notre Dame : Snite Museum of Art, University of Notre Dame, 1980, no. 156, repr.
Scholz, Janos, and Dean A. Porter. Janos Scholz, Musician and Collector. Notre Dame : Snite Museum of Art, University of Notre Dame, 1980, no. 156, repr.
Classification
Century Drawings
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