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Italian School
17th century
Child, Lying on its Back, with Left Arm Raised
Red chalk on laid paper; framing lines in red chalk.
5 1/8 x 7 1/4 inches (129 x 185 mm)
Gift of János Scholz.
1993.179
Description:
Although once attributed to Fra Bartolommeo, this drawing seems more likely to be by an as-yet unidentified draftsman of the seventeenth century.
Notes:
Formerly attributed to Fra Bartolommeo.
Inscription:
Inscribed on verso at center, in graphite, "Fra: Porta(?)".
Provenance:
Alexander Emil Posonyi?, Vienna 1839-1899 (Lugt 2040-2041); Gustav Grunewald, New York 1805-1878 (Lugt 1155b); purchased in New York in 1949 by János Scholz, New York (no mark; see Lutg 2933b).
Associated names:
Anonymous, Italian School, 16th cent., Formerly attributed to.
Bartolomeo, fra, 1472-1517, Formerly attributed to.
Sarto, Andrea del, 1486-1530, Formerly attributed to the circle of.
Posonyi, Alexander Emil, 1839-1899, former owner.
Grunewald, Gustav, 1805-1878, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.
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