Attributed to Giacomo Cavedone

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Attributed to Giacomo Cavedone

1577-1660

The Arrest of Christ

Pen and brown ink and wash, over black chalk, on laid paper.

7 1/2 x 10 5/16 inches (192 x 263 mm)

Gift of Janos Scholz.

1988.70

Notes:

Formerly attributed to Bartolomeo Manfredi, Ostiano 1587-ca. 1620 Rome.
Related to a painting now in the Galleria Estense in Modena (inv. 17740). See also related drawings in the Uffizi (inv. 2040F), Prague (inv. K.37972), Genoa (inv. 1236), Rijksmuseum (RP-T-1958-77), Teylers (inv. C 019), as well as Morgan drawing 1992.80.

Inscription:

Watermark: Double circle with three mounts inside (?). A second watermark visible on lining, letters "Asoli?"

Provenance:

Giovanni Piancastelli, Rome (see Lugt S. 2078a); Edward and Mary Brandegee, Boston (see Lugt S. 1860c); Janos Scholz, New York (see Lugt S. 2933b).

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Associated names:

Manfredi, Bartolomeo, 1587-1620 or 1621, Formerly attributed to.
Piancastelli, Giovanni, 1845-1926, former owner.
Brandegee, Edward, former owner.
Brandegee, Mary, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.

Bibliography:

The Life of Christ : Drawings from the János Scholz Collection : Italian Drawings from the 16th through the 18th Century. Notre Dame : University of Notre Dame Art Gallery, 1964, no. 37.

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