Two sages reading and writing
Drawing
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Drawing, 'Two sages reading and writing', by a copy after Baccio Bandinelli, Pen and ink, Italy
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | Two sages reading and writing (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink |
| Brief description | Drawing, 'Two sages reading and writing', by a copy after Baccio Bandinelli, Pen and ink, Italy |
| Dimensions |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed 'Bandinelli' |
| Bibliographic reference | Ward-Jackson, Peter, Italian Drawings. Volume I. 14th-16th century, London, 1979, p. 35.
The following is the full text of the entry:
copy after
BANDINELLI, BACCIO
35
Two sages reading and writing
Inscribed 'Bandinelli'
Pen and ink
10 ⅛ x 9 ½ (257 x 242) D.993-1900
PROVENANCE Jonathan Richardson, Sr (Lugt 2184); Thomas Hudson (Lugt 2432); Dalton Bequest 1900
LITERATURE Dalton Catalogue, p. 10 (as by Bandinelli)
The drawing is probably by a pupil. There are two other versions in the Uffizi (photo. Gernsheim, nos. 2422 and 9101). The left hand sage alone occurs on a sheet in the Accademia di Belle Arti at Venice (no. 277.E).
Not illustrated |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | D.993-1900 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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