Italian school
16th century
Seated Virgin and Child with Infant St. John the Baptist. Verso: Four Studies of the Magdalen, and above, Two Figures on Horses
7 1/2 x 4 15/16 inches (190 x 125 mm)
Pen and dark brown ink, brown wash, some red chalk, with opaque lead white and opaque yellow, on pink washed paper; verso: pen and brown ink, black chalk, pink wash, and opaque yellow.
IV, 192a
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.
Notes
Formerly attributed to Francesco Vanni, Siena 1563-1610 Siena.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, at lower center, "F. Vanius"; at lower right, "K ein om"; on verso, in black chalk, at upper left, "21(encircled)".
Associated names
Vanni, Francesco, 1563-1610, Formerly attributed to.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Zoomer, Jan Pietersz, 1641-1724, former owner.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Zoomer, Jan Pietersz, 1641-1724, former owner.
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Century Drawings
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