Details
Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, il Parmigianino (1503-1540)
Two Studies of The Holy Family
red chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash heightened with white (oxidized), on two attached sheets, upper left and lower right corners made up
134 x 148mm.
Provenance
Lord Arundel, according to the Benoni White sale catalogue.
Sir Peter Lely, according to the Benoni White sale catalogue.
J. Richardson Sen. (L. 2184), his mount with the remains of his shelfmark.
Arthur Pond, according to the Benoni White sale catalogue.
J. Barnard (L. 1419 and L. 1420), with his inscriptions 'N: 720 6 by 5¼'.
J. Thane (L. 1544).
B. West (L. 419).
W. Esdaile (L. 2617); Christie's, 18 June 1840, lot 172 (¨2. 5s. to Bale).
Duroveray, according to the Bale sale catalogue.
W. Benoni White (L. 2592); Christie's, 29 January 1880, lot 22 (8gns. to Thibaudeau).
C.S. Bale (L. 240); Christie's, 10 June 1881, lot 2386 (¨2. 15s. to Butler).
Charles Fairfax Murray.
Czechowicka; Berlin, 12 May 1930, lot 115.
N. Beets; Amsterdam, 9 April 1940, lot 140.
Literature
L. Frölich-Bum, Studien zu Handzeichnungen der Italienischen Renaissance, Jahrbuch der Kunsthistorischen Sammlungen in Wien, Vienna, 1928, II, p. 175, pl. 237.
C.G. Copertini, Il Parmigianino, Parma, 1932, II, p. 8, pl. IC.
A.E. Popham, Catalogue of the Drawings of Parmigianino, New Haven and London, 1971, no. 684, pl. 246.
Exhibited
Paris, Institut Néerlandais, Rotterdam, Boymans-van-Beuningen Museum and Haarlem, Teylers Museum, Le dessin italien dans les collections hollandaises, 1962, no. 106, pl. LXXIX.
Laren N.H., Singer Museum, Oude Tekeningen, Verzameling P. en N. de Boer, 1966, no. 174, pl. 42.
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