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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1932.161
People
Follower of Michelangelo Buonarroti, Italian (Caprese, Italy 1475 - 1564 Rome, Italy)
Title
Reclining Nude; verso: Drapery study
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
16th century
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Italy, Tuscany, Florence
Culture
Italian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/298916

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Red chalk with traces of graphite on cream antique laid paper, laid down overall
Dimensions
8 x 12 cm (3 1/8 x 4 3/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • watermark: No watermark was observed when examined by Craigen Bowen, 3/26/2004.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Unidentified collector (Lugt 521a but without crown or circle). Charles A. Loeser, Florence, Italy, 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
1932.161
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Agnes Mongan and Paul J. Sachs, Drawings in the Fogg Museum of Art, Harvard University Press (Cambridge, 1940), vol. 1, cat. no. 124, p. 75
  • Carlo Francini, "L'inventario della collezione Loeser alla Villa Gattaia", Bollettino della Società di Studi Fiorentini (2000), no. 6, p. 119 ("Cartella con tre stelle nere")
  • "The Etruscan Influence", Index Magazine ([e-journal], September 20, 2018), https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/article/the-etruscan-influence, accessed September 20, 2018

Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2540 Renaissance, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 07/18/2018 - 11/15/2018

Verification Level

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