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Italian School
16th century
Seated Virgin and Child
Pen and brown ink and wash, over black chalk, on laid paper.
5 1/4 x 4 11/16 inches (133 x 119 mm)
Gift of János Scholz.
1993.167
Notes:
Watermark: none visible through lining.
Formerly attributed to Rosso Fiorentino, 1494-1540; acquired as Rosso?.
Inscription:
Inscribed on verso of lining, in pen and brown ink, "2.6".
Provenance:
Armand François Louis de Mestral de Saint-Saphorin (1738-1805), Switzerland; Aubonne, Switzerland, from whom purchased in 1973 by János Scholz (1903-1993), New York (see Lugt Suppl. 2933b).
Associated names:
Rosso Fiorentino, 1494-1540, Formerly attributed to.
Saint-Saphorin, Armand-François-Louis de Mestral de, 1738-1805, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.
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