Belt D 19. Francesco Melzi

Item Overview

Title

Belt D 19. Francesco Melzi

Date Created

Francesco Melzi (1493-1570)

Collection

Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts

Notes

Description

Francesco Melzi (1493-1570), 2 pen drawings. paper. 1.] Two grotesques, man with pointed chin and old woman, in profile facing each other. 2.] Two grotesques, old woman and smiling old man, in profile facing each other. Attributed by Carlo Pedretti to Francesco Melzi, a pupil of Leonardo da Vinci, they are copies of Leonardo sketches, some of which are in the collections of the duke of Devonshire at Chatsworth. Formerly attributed to Leonardo himself. From a set of twelve drawings of similar size in the collection of the earls of Pembroke at Wilton House, one of which is now at the Detroit Institute of Art (Gift of Edward Fowles). Given to the Elmer Belt Library by Mr. and Mrs. Edward Fowls in honor of Dr. Franklin D. Murphy in 1968.

Physical Description

Dimensions

A. 46 x 104 mm., B. 56 x 105 mm.,

Medium

Paper.

Keywords

Subjects

Manuscripts, Renaissance