Details

Title

Putti Playing Music, Design for a Pendentive

Dated

1538-1539

Artist

Pomponio Amalteo

Nationality

Italian

Artist Life

1505-1588

Role

Artist

Gallery

Not on View

Department

European Art

Dimension

2 1/4 x 2 in. (5.72 x 5.08 cm) (sheet)19 3/4 x 15 3/4 in. (50.17 x 40.01 cm) (outer frame)

Credit

Bequest of Professor Alfred Moir

Accession Number

2012.58.3

Medium

Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, highlighted with white, over red chalk, on blue paper

Country

Italy

Century

16th century

Provenance

Peter Lely, Lugt 2092, partially cropped and redrawn (1618-1680), London; 'William Gibson, London (until 1704, sale, March 3)'; Jonathan Richardson, Sr., Lugt 2184 (1665-1745), London. Thomas Worsley, Hovingham Hall, Yorkshire; by descent to Sir Marcus Worsley. [Richard Day, London, until 1977; sold, July 19, for £1,200, to Moir]; Alfred Moir, Santa Barbara (1977-d. 2010; bequeathed to Mia)

Rights

Public Domain

Classification

Drawings

Object Name

Drawing

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