1932.290: Study of Two Men's Heads; verso: Studies of Armor and Wings

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1932.290

People

? Pisanello (Antonio Pisano), Italian (Pisa, Italy c. 1395 - c. 1455 Rome ?, Italy)

Title

Study of Two Men's Heads; verso: Studies of Armor and Wings

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

15th century

Culture

Italian

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/298985

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Metalpoint (?) and black chalk on cream prepared antique laid paper; verso: graphite (?)

Dimensions

7.4 x 12.5 cm (2 15/16 x 4 15/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• collector's mark: verso, l.l., black ink: L. 1687
• collector's mark: verso, u.r., violet ink: L. 1758
• watermark: No watermark was observed when examined by Craigen Bowen, 3/4/2002. However, a Beta will be taken.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Karl Edward von Liphart, Dorpat, Bonn, and Florence (Lugt 1687), by descent; to Reinhold von Liphart, his grandson, 1891 (Lugt 1758), sold; [through his sale, C. G. Boerner, Leipzig, June 27, 1899, probably lot 429]. Johannes Rump (Lugt 3401), Copenhagen, sold; [through his sale, Amsler & Ruthardt, Berlin, May 25-27, 1908, lot 387]. Charles A. Loeser, Florence, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1932

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Charles A. Loeser

Accession Year

1932

Object Number

1932.290

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Publication History

• Mehrere Sammlungen von Handzeichnungen und Aquarellen alter und neuerer Meister, auct. cat., C. G. Boerner (Leipzig) (Leipzig, June 27, 1899), p. 38, probably lot 429
• Katalog einer Reichhaltigen Sammlung von Handzeichnungen und Aquarellen..., auct. cat., Amsler & Ruthardt (Berlin, May 25, 1908), p. 33, lot 387, repr. as Tafel VIII
• Agnes Mongan and Paul J. Sachs, Drawings in the Fogg Museum of Art, Harvard University Press (Cambridge, 1940), vol. 1, cat. no. 35, pp. 28-29; vol. 2, repr. fig. 31, as Pisanello (?)
• Konrad Oberhuber, ed., Old Master Drawings: Selections from the Charles A. Loeser Bequest, Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1979), cat. no. 3, pp. 18-19, and p. 8, repr.
• Beverly Louise Brown, Prints and Drawings of the Quattrocento, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1981), cat. no. 23, p. 20, and p. 6 as Pisanello
• Agnes Mongan, Konrad Oberhuber, and Jonathan Bober, The Famous Italian Drawings at the Fogg Art Museum in Cambridge, Silvana Editoriale (Milan, Italy, 1988), p. 18, repr. fig. 1
• Carlo Francini, "L'inventario della collezione Loeser alla Villa Gattaia", Bollettino della Società di Studi Fiorentini (2000), no. 6, p. 121 ("Cartella I")
• Italian Drawings 1400-1600, website, Museum Boymans-Van Beuningen, 2023, discussed, verso repr. https://www.boijmans.nl/en/collection/artworks/58179/two-male-heads-in-profile-to-the-left [accessed 4-24-23]

Exhibition History

• The Drawing, Pomona College Gallery, 09/22/1960 - 10/16/1960
• Prints and Drawings of the Quattrocento, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 07/03/1981 - 08/31/1981
• The Portrait, Harvard University Art Museums, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 10/15/2004 - 01/09/2005

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