1959.21: A Man Leaning with His Right Hand and Knee on a Stool, with Separate Studies of His Leg and an Arm

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1959.21

People

Alessandro Allori, Italian (Florence, Italy 1535 - 1607 Florence, Italy)

Title

A Man Leaning with His Right Hand and Knee on a Stool, with Separate Studies of His Leg and an Arm

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

16th century

Culture

Italian

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/296600

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Black chalk on dark cream antique laid paper, toned, laid down overall to off-white antique laid paper decorated mount

Dimensions

39.1 × 29 cm (15 3/8 × 11 7/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

John Skippe, Ledbury, England, Collector, through inheritance to Penelope Martin, 1812. (John Skippe's sister)
James and Penelope Skippe-Martin, Worcs, England, through inheritance from John Skippe, 1812, by descent through the Martin family. (inherited by John Skippe's sister, Penelope Skippe-Martin); Overbury Court, Worcs, England
Edward (d. 1916) Holland, acquired by descent through Martin family, inherited by Edward Holland's sister, 1916. Holland's sister was Mrs. Julia Rayner-Wood
Mrs. Julia Rayner-Wood, Herefordshire, UK, by descent from brother, Edward Holland, 1916, by descent to nephew, Edward Holland-Martin. Old Collwall, near Malvern, Herefordshire, England
Edward Holland-Martin, by descent from aunt, Mrs Julia Raynor-Wood, sold at Christie's, London, 1958. Sale date: November 20-21, 1958
Christie's, London, England, from Edward Holland-Martin, sold to H. M. Calman, London, 1958. Sale, November 20-21, 1958, lot 3 (A).
H. M. Calman, London, England, acquired from Christie's, London, 1958, sold to Arthur Sachs, 1959. Sale date: November 20-21, 1958
Mr. Arthur Sachs, acquired from H. M. Calman, London, 1959, gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1959.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Arthur Sachs (through the Friends of the Fogg)

Accession Year

1959

Object Number

1959.21

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

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Publication History

• Achille de Rubertis, "Le 'Nozze di Cana' di Alessandro Allori", Rivista d'arte (1916), vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 11-40, p. 24
• Catalogue of the Well-Known Collection of Old Master Drawings Principally of the Italian School Formed in the 18th Century by John Skippe Now the Property of Edward Holland Martin, Esq., auct. cat., Christie's, London (London, England, November 20, 1958), lot 3 (A)
• Fogg Art Museum, Studies and Study Sheets: Master Drawings from Five Centuries, exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1964), cat. no. 1, pp. 4 and 7; repr. pl. 3
• Walter Vitzthum, A Selection of Italian Drawings from North American Collections, exh. cat., Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery / Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal (Regina, Saskatchewan, and Montreal, 1970), cat. no. 20, pp. 30-32; repr. p. 124
• Agnes Mongan, Konrad Oberhuber, and Jonathan Bober, The Famous Italian Drawings at the Fogg Art Museum in Cambridge, Silvana Editoriale (Milan, Italy, 1988), p. 44, repr. fig. 29
• Alvin L. Clark, Jr., Drawing on Tradition: The Lost Legacy of Academic Figure Studies, Harvard University Art Museums Gallery Series, Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, 1994), no. 12, checklist no. 1, pp. 3, 11

Exhibition History

• Studies and Study Sheets, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 03/26/1964 - 04/18/1964
• A Selection of Italian Drawings from North American Collections, Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery, Regina, 01/16/1970 - 02/15/1970; The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, 03/05/1970 - 04/03/1970
• Drawing on Tradition: The Lost Legacy of Academic Figure Studies, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/19/1994 - 01/29/1995

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