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Four seated putti
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Four seated putti
- Object:
Drawing
- Place of origin:
Italy (probably, made)
- Date:
ca. 1530-1600 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown (artist)
da Caravaggio, Polidoro (artist) - Materials and Techniques:
Pen and ink and wash, heightened with white on blue paper
- Museum number:
9075I
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level H, case PD, shelf 294
Physical description
Pen and ink and wash drawing depicting four putti.
Place of Origin
Italy (probably, made)
Date
ca. 1530-1600 (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown (artist)
da Caravaggio, Polidoro (artist)
Materials and Techniques
Pen and ink and wash, heightened with white on blue paper
Dimensions
Height: 213 mm, Width: 300 mm
Object history note
Bought 1883
Descriptive line
Drawing, Four seated putti, copy after Polidoro Caldara, Italian School, pen and ink and wash, 16th century.
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Ward Jackson, Peter, Italian Drawings. Volume One: 14th - 16th century, London, 1979, cat. 65, p. 46.
The following is the full text of the entry:
copies after
CALDARA, POLIDORO
65
Four seated putti
Pen and ink and wash, heightened with white on blue paper
8 3/8 x 11 3/4 (213 x 300) 9075.I
PROVENANCE Bought 1883
Copy (16th century) after a painting in the Chapel of Fra Mariano del Piombo in S. Silvestro al Quirinale, Rome. For an illustration of the painting see D. Grioli's article on the chapel in Archivio Storico dell' Arte, 4, 1891, pp. 117 ff.; and Marabottini, pl. 33.
Not illustrated
Materials
Pen and ink; Wash; White pigment; Blue paper
Techniques
Drawing; Wash
Subjects depicted
Putti
Categories
Drawings
Production Type
Unique
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
