Giuseppe Passeri
1654-1714
Olympus
7 5/8 x 11 1/2 inches (194 x 292 mm)
Red chalk and red chalk wash, with white, cream and gray opaque watercolor, over pen and black ink, on tan paper.
IV, 185
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.
Notes
Made up by artist with large section at upper center containing figures of Jove and his eagle.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed at lower right in pen and black ink, "Mola"; crossed out in graphite.
Associated names
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (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, IV, 185, repr.
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Century Drawings
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