R2911: Saint George

Identification and Creation

Object Number

R2911

People

Giuseppe Scolari, Italian (16th-17th centuries)
After ? Titian (Tiziano Vecellio), Italian (Pieve di Cadore, Italy c. 1488 - 1576 Venice, Italy)

Title

Saint George

Classification

Prints

Work Type

print

Date

16th century

Culture

Italian

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/249629

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Woodcut printed in black ink on white antique laid paper

Technique

Woodcut

Dimensions

block: 53.1 x 36.6 cm (20 7/8 x 14 7/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: verso, various graphite inscriptions, probably some by Randall: Randall Coll. / 30764 / Scolari St George see Andresen no 5 and Nagler under Scolari / see Nagler no 6 / G Scolari after Titian
• inscription: tablet at lower edge of design, graphite, hand written: Sco / lari
• collector's mark: verso, purple stamp with accession number written in graphite:
  JOHN WITT RANDALL COLL. / HARVARD COLLEGE / no. 2911[number on a dotted line] [Lugt 2130]
  

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

John Witt Randall, bequest to his sister.
Belinda Lull Randall, gift to Harvard University, 1892. sister of John Witt Randall

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number

Rosand and Muraro 96

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall

Object Number

R2911

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

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