Follower of Parmigianino
1503-1540
Fountain with Two Nude Reclining Youths in a Grotto
6 5/8 x 8 1/16 inches (168 x 204 mm)
Pen and brown ink, over black chalk, on paper; framing line in pen and brown ink.
IV, 26
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.
Notes
Watermark: none.
Formerly attributed to Francesco Primaticcio, Bologna 1504/5-1570 Paris.
Formerly attributed to Francesco Primaticcio, Bologna 1504/5-1570 Paris.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed in lower left corner, in pen and gray ink, "37"; on verso, in red chalk, "School / Parmigianino / 185".
Associated names
Primaticcio, Francesco, 1504-1570, Formerly attributed to.
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, IV, 26, repr.
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Century Drawings
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