Attributed to Giovan Francesco Bembo

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Attributed to Giovan Francesco Bembo

active 1480-1543

Meeting of Dignitaries

ca. 1500-1543

Pen and brown ink and wash, on laid paper.

6 7/8 x 7 1/8 inches (175 x 181 mm)

Gift of Janos Scholz.

1993.323

Notes:

According to a note dated 1969 by János Scholz, Philip Pouncey had suggested an attribution to the Cremonese master Gianfrancesco Bembo (?1480- ?1543) under which name it entered the Morgan collection. It has not been possible to determine the artist who made this drawing.

Inscription:

Inscribed at upper left, in pen and brown ink, "3."; on verso, at lower right, in pen and brown ink, gone over in black chalk, "Cennini d'Agnolo (?)"; in red chalk, "G 416"; in graphite, "Teixeira Gomez collection; BE".
Watermark: Circle, bisected, surmounted by a pole with cross. (close to Briquet 3063: Treviso, 1521).

Provenance:

Giuseppe Vallardi (1784-1863), Milan (Lugt 1223); Teixeira Gomez (according to note on verso): Dr. G. Laporte (Lugt 1170); his sale, New York, O'Reilly's Plaza Art Galleries, sale no. 5298, 25 April 1968, lot 92 "Andrea del Sarto"; Giuseppe d'Arpino; Simone Cantarini: "three drawings various sizes", bought by Herbert Feist for Scholz for 310 (according to note by Janos Scholz in copy of sale catalogue); János Scholz (1903-1993), New York (see Lugt Suppl. 2933b).

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Associated names:

Sarto, Andrea del, 1486-1530, possible former attribution.
Vallardi, Giuseppe, 1784-1861, former owner.
Gomez, Teixeira, former owner.
Laporte, George L., former owner.
D'Arpino, Giuseppe, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.

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