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Italian School
17th century
St. Francis of Assisi Kneeling in Ecstasy Holding a Crucifix
Brown and white oil, brown oil wash, over red chalk, on laid paper prepared with brown oil wash; partial framing lines in graphite, red chalk, and brown oil
9 3/4 x 6 inches (247 x 152 mm)
Gift of Janos Scholz.
1992.75
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Formerly attributed to Giacomo Cavedone, 1577-1660.
Inscription:
Inscribed at upper left, in pen and brown ink, "cavedone".
Watermark: Possibly human head in profile, wearing crown.
Provenance:
Giovanni Piancastelli, Rome (no mark; see Lugt S. 2078a); Edward and Mary Brandegee, Boston (no mark; Lugt S. 1860c); Janos Scholz, New York (no mark; see Lugt S. 2933b).
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Associated names:
Cavedone, Giacomo, 1577-1660, Formerly attributed to.
Piancastelli, Giovanni, 1845-1926, former owner.
Brandegee, Edward, former owner.
Brandegee, Mary, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.
Bibliography:
Alfred Moir, ed. Drawings by Seventeenth Century Italian Masters from the Collection of János Scholz. Santa Barbara : Art Galleries, University of California, 1974, no. 30, repr.
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