1956.187.98: Woman Kneeling with a Wreath and a Standing Putto; verso: Decorative Design

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1956.187.98

People

Attributed to Pirro Ligorio, Italian (Naples, Italy c. 1500 - 1583 Ferrara, Italy)

Title

Woman Kneeling with a Wreath and a Standing Putto; verso: Decorative Design

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

16th century

Culture

Italian

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/47787

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Brown ink on cream antique laid paper (recto and verso)

Dimensions

18.3 x 19.4 cm (7 3/16 x 7 5/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• collector's mark: verso, red stamp: H.F.S. [H.F. Sewall; Lugt 1309]
• inscription: on mount, graphite, lower left: Roman
• inscription: on mount, graphite, lower right: 7.00
• watermark: animal and shield in circle surmounted by a star, similar to Briquet 1131
• inscription: [red stamp applied at bottom and lower right on verso of mount: the one in the middle obscures a stamp from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (M.F.A.); the one at the lower right is probably stamped over the MFA's accession number]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Henry F. Sewall, New York (Lugt 1309; d. c. 1895). Louis W. Black; gift to Fogg Art Museum, 1956

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Louis W. Black

Accession Year

1956

Object Number

1956.187.98

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

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