Download image:
Paolo Farinati
1524-1606
Death of Cleopatra
Pen and brown ink and wash, over black chalk, on laid paper.
14 7/8 x 10 5/8 inches (379 x 269 mm)
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.
IV, 79c
Inscription:
Inscribed at upper right in pen and brown ink, "5?"; on verso of lining, in graphite, "21 / 5".
Watermark: Anchor inside circle surmounted by six-pointed star.
Provenance:
Sir Peter Lely (Lugt 2092); Sir Joshua Reynolds (Lugt 2364); Charles Fairfax Murray (1849-1919), London and Florence; from whom purchased through Galerie Alexandre Imbert, Rome, in 1909 by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913), New York (no mark; see Lugt 1509); his son, J.P. Morgan, Jr. (1867-1943), New York.
Watermark:
Download watermark:
Associated names:
Lely, Peter, Sir, 1618-1680, former owner.
Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723-1792, former owner.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
Catalog link:
Artist page:
School:
Century:
Classification:
Department: