The Drawings of Michelangelo and His Followers in the Ashmolean Museum

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390 MISCELLANEOUS CATALOGUES 112–113

Three further studies are no doubt related:

1. Munich Graphische Sammlung, no. 2569 (red chalk,

247 × 185 mm), noted by Gere.

2. Uffizi, 138 E/ 198 S(red chalk over stylus indentation,

427 × 285 mm), classed as Daniele da Volterra but trans-

ferred to Muziano by Hirst, 1967 ,p. 503.

3. Uffizi, 12900 F(red chalk,15 8× 101 mm), classed as

Titian but given to Muziano by Gere in an annotation

on the mount, accepted, in a subsequent annotation, by

Pouncey.

History

Jonathan Richardson Senior (L. 2184 ); Thomas Hudson

(L. 2432 ); Sir Joshua Reynolds (L. 2364 ); Sir Thomas

Lawrence (no stamp); Samuel Woodburn.

References

Lawrence Inventory, 1830 ,M.A.Buonaroti Case 11 ,

Drawer 5 [ 1830 – 141 i,ii] (“Two: Study of a figure

M. Angelo and Taking down from cross from ditto.”).

Woodburn, 1836 b,no. 46 (“[A]dmirably drawn in red

chalk.”). Woodburn,184 2,no. 8 (As 1836 .). Fisher,186 2,

p. 4 , pl. 8 (“[A] Grand composition.”). Fisher, 1865 ,

II, p. 22 , pl. 8 (As 186 2.). Robinson, 187 0,no. 83

(“Obviously the work of another artist....This writer

believes...[it] is really from the hand of Jacopo Sanso-

vino” for the model in the Victoria and Albert Museum.).

Fisher,187 2,I,p. 20 , pl. 8 (As186 2.). Fisher,187 9,LI/ 53

(“Formerly ascribed to Michelangelo.”). Thode, 1913 ,

no. 455 (Not Michelangelo.). Parker, 1956 ,no. 415 (As

Naldini. “J. Wilde’s attribution to Naldini seems proba-

bly correct....According to P. M. R. Pouncey, No. 415

is certainly by Muziano.”). Gere, 1957 ,p. 161 (Endorses

Pouncey’s attribution to Muziano; notes similar study in

Graphische Sammlung, Munich, Inv. 2569 .). Macandrew,

1980 ,p. 267 (Records Gere’s view.).

CATALOGUE 113

florentine draughtsman?

Nude Seated River God

184 6. 22 ;R. 86 ;P.II 82

Dimensions: 178 × 110 mm, all corners chamfered.

Medium

Pen and ink with brush and brown wash.

Condition

Single-sided solid museum mount.

There is overall ingrained surface dirt and foxing.

There are various dark marks, which may be stains or

possibly show-through, which would suggest that there

may be marks, lines, or images on the laid-down verso.

There is a patch under the upper right edge and cleavage

at the upper right corner. There are spots of gold paint at

the top edge.

Inscription

An inscription in the hand of Jonathan Richardson the

Younger on the back of the now lost old mount, is pre-

served on the back of the present mount:

The Great Duke has a Model in Wax about the size of this

Figure made by Michelangelo to restore the torso, as this

Dr[awing]. was without doubt made for that Model.

That was a Present to the Great Duke by Franceschino

Vellazzano when he was very/ Old, & that it might be

preserv’d for ever as a Jewel. He had it from Vasari. J.R.

jun.

Shelfmarks:D.47/P. 65.G.