The Drawings of Michelangelo and His Followers in the Ashmolean Museum

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CATALOGUES 96–97 COPIES AFTER PAINTINGS 363

187 0,no. 64 (“[S]ixteenth century copy...it is not of

much merit and is probably the work of an engraver.”).

Fisher,187 2, II, p. 20 , pl. 3 (As186 2.). Fisher,187 9,

XLII/ 44 (Copy.). Thode, 1913 ,p. 210 (Copy.). Parker,

1956 ,no. 363 (Old copy of no particular merit.).

Nesselrath, 1990 ,no. 141 (“[U]n lavoro particolarmente

arido”; the copyist seems to have known drawings by

Michelangelo as well as the fresco. The portion of the

painting depicted corresponds to severalgiornate. Close

connection with an engraving published by Antonio

Salamanca in15 4 5,but not securely preparatory for it.).

CATALOGUE 97

AGroup of the Saved

1855. 128 ;P.II36 4

Dimensions:15 8× 211 mm, irregular.

Medium

Red chalk, with accents in black chalk added by another

hand.

Condition

The sheet is lined. There are several central, vertical

pressed-out folds with associated ingrained dirt and abra-

sion. There are minor repaired tears at the edges. There is

extensive foxing and black speckled accretions, together

with small abrasions and a larger blond/bald patch from

pulp imperfection. There is uneven discolouration with

other local stains, particularly around the edges. The sec-

ondary support shows some skinning, a diagonal inden-

tation, and local staining.

Inscriptions

On the verso in graphite, in the handwriting of C. F. Bell:

Pontormo School./Copy from the picture formerly in San

Lorenzo/at Florence.

Discussion

An early copy, no doubt indirect. The simplification of

bulk and mass suggests a Bolognese artist, conceivably, but

farfrom certainly Denys Calvaert.

The later touches of black chalk verge on the play-

ful, notably in the addition of a faint moustache to the

principal figure.