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About the Artwork

Saint in Prayer

17th century

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Italian

Italian

Graphite and brown wash, heightened with white on blue laid paper

Drawings

Prints, Drawings & Photographs

Founders Society Purchase, William H. Murphy Fund

34.140

This work is in the public domain.

Markings

Inscribed, in pencil, lower left, verso: Corregio Inscribed, in pencil, middle left of center, verso: Z6 Inscribed, in pen and black ink, upper senter, verso: de Corre Inscribed, printed entry cut from sales cat., fully attached to lower right of verso: Antonio Allegri, gen. Correggio. | 432. Eln Heiliger im Entzucken. Feder-u. Bisterzeichnung mit Weiss auf blauem | Papier. (Coll. Bohm) H.26, Br.21 Cent [annotated in pencil under typed text: School of Bologna | 17 Cent]

Stamped, in blue ink, lower left, verso: J. D. BOHM (Lugt 271) Stamped, in blue ink, lower left, verso: J.D.B (Lugt 1442) Stamped, in blue ink, lower left, verso: Dr Pokorny (Lugt 2036) Printed, paper label, fully attached to lower right of verso: 709

Provenance

J. D. Bohm (Vienna, Austria) [collector's mark, verso, lower left]

Dr. Pokorny (Vienna, Austria) [collectors mark, verso, lower left]

Malmede. 1934-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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Credit Line for Reproduction

Italian, Saint in Prayer, 17th century, graphite and brown wash, heightened with white on blue laid paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, William H. Murphy Fund, 34.140.

Saint in Prayer
Saint in Prayer