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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1994.134
People
Giovanni Paolo Lomazzo, Italian (Milan, Italy 1538 - 1600 Milan, Italy)
Title
A Prophet or Apostle Seen from Below
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
16th century
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Italy, Lombardy, Milan
Culture
Italian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/312367

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Brown ink, brown wash and white gouache on cream antique laid paper toned with a brown wash, laid down overall on cream antique laid paper
Dimensions
32 × 24.6 cm (12 5/8 × 9 11/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: on backing, brown ink: Girolamo da Trevigi; graphite: Morazzone/Gaudenzio Ferrari; lower left: 22.
  • watermark: No watermark was observed when examined by Craigen Bowen, 3/21/2002.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Sotheby's, New York, 1979, no. 13, repr.] sold; to Vermeer Associates Limited, sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1994

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Richard Norton Fund
Accession Year
1994
Object Number
1994.134
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Catalogue of an Interesting Collection of Old Master Drawings formed by an Eminent Connoisseur, the Property of his Widow, auct. cat., Sotheby's (London, England, June 28, 1979), lot no. 12, p. 14; repr. no. 12, p. 60
  • Old Master Drawings, auct. cat., Sotheby's (London, England, July 6, 1992), under no. 66, p. 50
  • Edward Saywell, Behind the Line: The Materials and Techniques of Old Master Drawings, Harvard University Art Museums Bulletin, Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, 1998), vol. 6, no. 2, checklist no. 8, p. 26

Exhibition History

  • Behind the Line: The Materials and Techniques of Old Master Drawings, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/03/1998 - 12/30/1998

Verification Level

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