Domenico Maria Canuti

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Domenico Maria Canuti
1626-1684
Studies of a Saint, Probably for an Altarpiece. Verso: Study of the head of a bearded old man resting on his hand and other indications
Red chalk on paper; verso: red chalk.
16 9/16 x 10 1/2 inches (421 x 266 mm)
Gift of Janos Scholz.
1992.58

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Some graphite marks along edges.
Watermark: Anchor in a circle surmounted by six-pointed star, with the letter "M" below circle.

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Armand-François-Louis de Mestral de St. Saphorin, Switzerland; purchased from Reichlen Gallery, Lausanne in 1957, or in Aubonne in 1973 by Janos Scholz, New York (see Lugt S. 2933b).
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Saint-Saphorin, Armand-François-Louis de Mestral de, 1738-1805, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.

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