Italian School
16th century
Group Before a Church (Woman Entering a Convent?)
12 1/16 x 10 1/2 inches (305 x 203 mm)
Pen and brown ink and wash, over black chalk, on paper; perspectival lines in lower section in black and red chalk.
IV, 171a
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.
Notes
Formerly attributed to Federico Zuccaro, Sant'Angelo in Vado 1540/2-1609 Ancona.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed at lower right, in pen and brown ink, "Fed. Zuccaro"; on verso, at upper left, in pen and brown ink, "V +"; at upper center, in red chalk, "903."; beneath this, in pen and brown ink, "eo"; at lower right, in red chalk, "Cabaro (?) 12"; at center, in graphite, "To be packed (?) [....] / on [...]".
Watermark: Pilgrim inside circle, centered on chain line.
Watermark: Pilgrim inside circle, centered on chain line.
Associated names
Moroni, Giulio, 1550/60-1609?, Possible attribution.
Zuccaro, Federico, approximately 1540-1609, Formerly attributed to.
Mayor, William, 1826-1892, former owner.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Zuccaro, Federico, approximately 1540-1609, Formerly attributed to.
Mayor, William, 1826-1892, former owner.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
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Century Drawings
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