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Italian School
15th century
Julian the Apostate ordering the Burning of the Remains of St. John the Baptist
Pen and brown ink and wash, with opaque white, on brown oiled paper.
10 15/16 x 16 7/16 inches (277 x 417 mm)
Gift of Janos Scholz.
1992.136
Notes:
This is published as the work of Nicola Giolfino (Verona 1476-1555) and identified as Julian the Apostate ordering the Burning of the Remains of St. John the Baptist by Hans-Joachim Eberhardt in Degenhart & Schmitt, Corpus..., III, 3 (Badile Album) (Munich, 2010), p. 149.
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Watermark: Flower with eight petals and a design in the center.
Provenance:
Benno Geiger, Vienna; probably his sale, Venice, 5 January 1952; Cassini, Venice; Janos Scholz, New York (no mark; see Lugt S. 2933b).
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Associated names:
Giolfino, Nicola, 1476-1555, Alternate attribution.
Anonymous, Italian School, 16th cent., Alternate attribution.
Mazzolino, Ludovico, 1480?-1530, Formerly attributed to.
Geiger, Benno, 1882-1965, former owner.
Cassini, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.
Bibliography:
Neumeyer, Alfred, and János Scholz. Drawings from Bologna 1520-1800. Oakland : Mills College Art Gallery, 1957, no. 56.
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