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Three-quarter-length Study of a Woman Holding a Bundle. Verso: fragmentary study of a hand holding a piece of cloth

Italian School
17th century

Three-quarter-length Study of a Woman Holding a Bundle. Verso: fragmentary study of a hand holding a piece of cloth

9 3/8 x 7 1/16 inches (237 x 179 mm)
Black chalk, with white opaque watercolor, on blue paper (faded to gray); verso: black chalk.
1992.83

Gift of Janos Scholz.

Notes
Formerly attributed to Giacomo Cavedone, 1577-1660.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed at lower left in pen and brown ink, "Cavedon"; also inscribed at lower left, illegible fragment.
Watermark: Unidentified, possibly a bird.
Associated names
Cavedone, Giacomo, 1577-1660, Formerly attributed to.
Moscardo family, former owner.
Calceolari, Marquis de, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.
Bibliography
Neumeyer, Alfred, and János Scholz. Drawings from Bologna 1520-1800. Oakland : Mills College Art Gallery, 1957, no. 36.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department