Italian school
16th century
Adoration of the Shepherds
17 5/16 x 13 5/8 inches (439 x 344 mm)
Pen and brown ink, brown and gray wash, with opaque white, over black chalk and stylus, on paper.
IV, 24
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.
Notes
Watermark: none visible through lining.
Formerly attributed to Giuseppe Porta, called Salviati, Castelnuovo di Garfagnana ca. 1520-ca. 1575 Venice.
Formerly attributed to Giuseppe Porta, called Salviati, Castelnuovo di Garfagnana ca. 1520-ca. 1575 Venice.
Associated names
Porta, Giuseppe, approximately 1520-approximately 1576, Formerly attributed to.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, 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, 24, repr.
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