Attributed to Francesco Vanni
1563-1610
Virgin and Child
Red chalk, pen and brown ink, on paper.
6 15/16 x 4 1/2 inches (177 x 114 mm)
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) in 1909.
IV, 192
Notes:
An attribution to Giulio Cesari, Cavaliere d'Arpino has been suggested.
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Watermark: Bird in a circle.
Provenance:
Charles Fairfax Murray (1849-1919), London and Florence; from whom purchased through Galerie Alexandre Imbert, Rome, in 1909 by Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913), New York (no mark; see Lugt 1509); his son, J.P. Morgan, Jr. (1867-1943), New York.
Associated names:
Cesari, Giuseppe, 1568-1640, Possible attribution.
Murray, Charles Fairfax, 1849-1919, former owner.
Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913, former owner.
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