DrawingsItalian16th century

Study for an Altar Frame; verso: Altar Designs in Honor of Saint Bernardino

c. 1540

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink, brown wash, black and red chalks on off-white antique laid paper; verso: brown ink

Culture

Italian

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

40.9 × 28.3 cm (16 1/8 × 11 1/8 in.)

Provenance

H. (?) N. Baron von Slingelandt. information from B. Weinreb H. (?) Bosch Reitz, Laren, Netherlands (?), by descent from his great grandfather. Gt. Grandfather: H. (?) N. Baron von Slingelandt; information from B. Weinreb B. Weinreb Limited, London, sold to Seiden & de Cuevas, Inc., 1980. (Seiden & de Cuevas is now known as Vermeer Associates, Ltd) Seiden & de Cuevas, Inc., Brampton, Ontario, Canada, purchased from B. Weinreb Limited, London, 6, sold to HUAM, 1998.

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