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Italian School
16th century
Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius. Verso: Right Arm and Torso of a Female Figure, after Michelangelo
ca. 1536-1540
Pen and brown ink, over black chalk, on paper; verso: pen and brown ink, over red chalk.
2 15/16 x 3 1/16 inches (75 x 77 mm); mount: 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 (115 x 114 mm)
Gift of Janos Scholz.
1993.110
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Copy after statue of Marcus Aurelius; verso: copy after Michelangelo's "Notte".
Watermark: none.
Provenance:
Moscardo-Calceolari, Verona; Unidentified Collector (letter “B”, close to Lugt 321); purchased in London in 1953 by János Scholz (1903-1993), New York (see Lugt Suppl. 2933b).
Associated names:
Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564, after.
Moscardo family, former owner.
Calceolari, Marquis de, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.
Bibliography:
Selected references: Oakland and San Francisco 1959, no. 43 (as Paduan, ca. 1500); Philadelphia and Detroit 1960-61, no. 154 (as Anonymous Italian School 15th century).
Neumeyer, Alfred, and János Scholz. Venetian Drawings 1400-1630. Oakland, Calif. : Mills College Art Gallery, 1959, no. 43.
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