58.2001: God the Father Displaying the Body of Christ to a Man Tortured by Demons; verso: Study of a Standing Man

Identification and Creation

Object Number

58.2001

People

Circle of Frans Floris, Netherlandish (Antwerp 1519/20 - 1570 Antwerp)

Title

God the Father Displaying the Body of Christ to a Man Tortured by Demons; verso: Study of a Standing Man

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

16th century

Culture

Netherlandish

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/171317

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Brown ink and blue wash on cream antique laid paper; verso: brown ink, blue wash, and red chalk

Dimensions

irregular: 26.1 x 16.8 cm (10 1/4 x 6 5/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• watermark: pot with flower [similar to Churchill 460 and 463, Heawood 3549-52, 3577-8]
• inscription: verso, on cream paper strips attached along edges, lower left, graphite: Floris
• inscription: verso, on cream paper strips attached along edges, upper left, graphite: 20141. 99/1/32
• collector's mark: verso, on cream paper strips attached along edges, top edge, black ink, stamp: star [similar to Lugt 2892]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

[Christie's, Amsterdam, 8 November 2000, lot 3 (circle of Crispin van den Broeck)], sold; to William W. Robinson, Newton, Massachusetts, long-term loan; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2001.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Loan from William W. Robinson and Nancy E. Yocco

Object Number

58.2001

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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