Harvard Art Museums > 1991.236: Muslim Standing on a Prayer Rug Drawings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Muslim Standing on a Prayer Rug (Giovanni Muzzioli) , 1991.236,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 06, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/294222. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1991.236 People Giovanni Muzzioli, Italian (1854 - 1894) Title Muslim Standing on a Prayer Rug Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 1871-1894 Culture Italian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/294222 Physical Descriptions Medium Watercolor over black chalk on off-white wove paper Dimensions actual: 26.2 x 17.4 cm (10 5/16 x 6 7/8 in.) Inscriptions and Marks exhibition label: Removed from backing board (now in curatorial file), printed text in black ink: Shepherd Gallery, Associates / 21 East 84th Street, New York 10028. UN 1-4050 / Muzzioli, Giovanni 1854-1894 / Muslim standing on a prayer rug / Ital. 19th c. Drawings & Watercolors, An Album, SG, Spring 1976, cat. no. 182, ill, plate 53 inscription: Verso, b.c., graphite: Gio. Muzzioli 182 Provenance Recorded Ownership History (?) Giovanni Piancastelli, Rome. Reverend Father Francis Agius (Our Lady of Counsel), Inwood, Long Island [1], sold; to [Shepherd Gallery, New York, c. 1958], sold; to John D. and Dorothy B. Barton, Rhode Island, c. 1976, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, December 1991 [1] From notes in curatorial file: The drawing was one of 283 late 18th- and 19th-century Italian and European drawings compiled in an album, acquired by the Shepherd Gallery from the estate of Father Agius. The album is thought to have been compiled by Giovanni Piancastelli. This drawing was mounted on page 85 of the album. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of The Barton Family in memory of Eleanor Dodge Barton Accession Year 1991 Object Number 1991.236 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Roberta J.M. Olson, Italian 19th Century Drawings & Watercolors, An Album, Shepherd Gallery (New York, 1976), p. 182, ill. pl. 53 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
