october 12, 2008–january 4, 2009
Checklist
Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio
Italian, 1466/67–1516
Head of a Woman
1477–1516
Silverpoint on paper
5 7/8 x 4 7/8 inches
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts
Giuseppe Cades
Italian, 1750–1799
The Coronation of the Virgin
c. 1790–99
Pen and brown ink on paper
11 3/4 x 17 1/2 inches
Collection of Robert Loper
Luca Cambiaso
Italian, 1527–1585
The Annunciation
c. 1568
Pen and brown ink with brown and gray washes on paper
11 1/2 x 8 inches
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts
Gift of Robert and Lillian Fraker in memory of John and Alice Steiner
Domenico Campagnola
Italian, 1500–1564
The Virgin and Child in a Landscape with Saints Michael and Jerome
c. 1520–25
Pen and brown ink over black chalk on paper
12 1/2 x 10 3/4 inches
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts
Domenico Maria Canuti
Italian, 1625–1684
A Seated Prophet with an Alternative Study of his Head
c. 1677–78
Pen and brown ink with sanguine and brown washes over red chalk on paper
8 1/4 x 6 5/8 inches
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
Italian, 1609–1664
The Crucifixion
c. 1651
Oil on paper
16 x 11 inches
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts
Luca Cattapane
Italian, active 1585–1597
The Adoration of the Shepherds
c. 1590
Pen and brown ink with brown wash and white heightening on paper
15 x 12 1/4 inches
Collection of Robert Loper
Giuseppe Cesari, called Cavaliere d'Arpino
Italian, 1568–1640
Head of a Satyr
1596
Black and red chalk on paper
7 1/2 x 6 inches
Collection of Robert Loper
Giovanni Antonio Crecolini
Italian, 1675–1725
Two Designs for a Processional Coach
1691
Pen and brown ink with gray wash on paper
8 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches (each)
Collection of Robert Loper
Giovanni Battista Crosato
Italian, 1686–1758
Adonis in the Realm of Flora
c. 1740
Pen and brown ink with blue wash on paper squared in black chalk
9 1/2 x 18 inches
Collection of Robert Loper
Ciro Ferri
Italian, 1634–1689
The Resurrection
c. 1660
Pen and brown ink with brown wash, black chalk, and white heightening on paper
12 1/4 x 7 3/4 inches
Collection of Robert Loper
Artist Unknown (Florentine School)
17th century
The Baptism of Christ
c. 1620
Pen and brown ink with blue wash on paper
12 x 9 1/2 inches
Collection of Robert Loper
Francesco Fontebasso
Italian, 1707–1769
The Martyrdom of Saint Alexander of Bergamo
c. 1730–35
Pen and brown ink with brown wash and white heightening on paper
15 5/8 x 16 3/8 inches
Collection of Robert Loper
Francesco Fontebasso
Italian, 1707–1769
Standing Male Nude
c. 1735–40
Pen and brown ink on paper
14 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches
Collection of Robert Loper
Battista Franco, called Il Semolei
Italian, c. 1510–1561
Head of a Soldier
c. 1545–55
Red chalk on paper
15 1/4 x 9 7/8 inches
Collection of Robert Loper
Ubaldo Gandolfi
Italian, 1728–1781
The Entombment of Christ
c. 1750
Pen and brown ink with brown wash on paper
8 x 11 1/2 inches
Collection of Robert Loper
Artist unknown (Genoese School)
The Apotheosis of Hercules
c. 1675
Pen and brown ink with gray wash over black chalk on paper squared in black chalk
7 7/8 x 11 7/8 inches
Collection of Robert Loper
Luca Giordano
Italian, 1634–1705
The Death of Saint Joseph
1677
Red chalk on pink paper
25 1/2 x 18 3/8 inches
Collection of Robert Loper
Luca Giordano
Italian, 1634–1705
Rinaldo and Armida
c. 1670
Red chalk on pink paper
12 7/8 x 17 1/2 inches
Collection of Robert Loper
Giovanni da San Giovanni
Italian, 1592–1636
A Young Woman in a Yellow Robe
c. 1630
Black, red, and other colored chalk on blue paper
9 7/8 x 8 1/8 inches
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts
Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)
Italian, 1591–1666
Seated Male Figure
c. 1618–19
Red chalk on paper
14 5/8 x 11 1/8 inches
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts
Jacopo da Empoli
Italian, c. 1554–1640
Saint Joseph
c. 1600–1610
Pen and brown ink with brown wash over black chalk on paper squared in red chalk
10 x 4 3/8 inches
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts
Benedetto Luti
Italian, 1666–1724
A Bearded Apostle Reading
1712
Pastel and chalk on paper
16 1/8 x 13 inches
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts
Pietro Malombra
Italian, 1556–1618
The Finding of the True Cross
c. 1595
Pen and brown ink with brown wash over black chalk with white heightening on blue paper
10 3/8 x 16 1/2 inches
Collection of Robert Loper
Carlo Maratta
Italian, 1625–1713
Head of Saint Sebastian
1685–90
Black chalk with white heightening on paper
14 3/4 x 10 1/2 inches
Collection of Robert Loper
Giuseppe Marchesi, called Il Sansone
Italian, 1699–1771
Saint Benedict Raising a Child
c. 1740
Pen and brown ink with brown wash on paper
17 1/8 x 10 3/4 inches
Collection of Robert Loper
Pietro Marchesini
Italian, 1692–1757
The Vision of Saint Margaret of Cortona
1728
Red chalk on paper
19 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches
Collection of Robert Loper
Niccolò Martinelli, called Il Trometta
Italian, c. 1540–c. 1610
The Agony in the Garden
1590–95
Pen and brown ink with brown wash and white heightening on blue paper squared in black chalk
14 x 9 5/8 inches
Collection of Robert Loper
Paolo de' Matteis
Italian, 1662–1728
The Choice of Hercules
1712
Pen and brown ink with gray wash and white heightening on blue paper
11 3/8 x 16 inches
Collection of Robert Loper
Pier Francesco Mola
Italian, 1612–1666
The Immaculate Conception
1650s
Pen and brown ink with brown and gray washes over black chalk on paper
13 3/4 x 10 5/8 inches
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts
Giuseppe Nicola Nasini
Italian, 1657–1736
Christ Presenting Saint Stanislaus Kostka to Saint Maria Maddalena dei Pazzi
c. 1700
Pen and brown ink with brown wash and white heightening over black chalk on paper
14 1/4 x 8 7/8 inches
Collection of Robert Loper
Giovanni Battista Pace
Italian, active c. 1650–c. 1664
Saint John the Baptist in a Landscape
c. 1660
Pen and brown ink with brown wash on paper
11 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches
Collection of Robert Loper
Paolo Pagani
Italian, c. 1661–1716
The Resurrection
c. 1700
Pen and brown ink with brown wash over red chalk on paper
12 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches
Collection of Robert Loper
Jacopo Palma il Giovane
Italian, c. 1548–1628
Saint Onophrius in the Wilderness
c. 1610–20
Pen and brown ink with brown wash over black chalk on paper
8 1/4 x 5 3/4 inches
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts
Jacopo Palma il Giovane
Italian, c. 1548–1628
Sheet of Studies for a Frescoed Ceiling in the Salone del Maggior Consiglio, Ducal Palace, Venice
c. 1578
Pen and brown ink on paper
11 3/4 x 8 1/8 inches
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts
Giuseppe Passeri
Italian, 1654–1714
The Assumption of the Virgin
c. 1685
Pen and brown ink with pink wash and white heightening on paper
10 1/8 x 8 3/4 inches
Collection of Robert Loper
Lorenzo Peracini
Italian, 1710–1790
The Martyrdom of Saint Barbara
1742
Pen and black ink with gray wash on paper
9 3/4 x 13 inches
Collection of Robert Loper
Perino del Vaga
Italian, 1501–1547
Saint Peter
c. 1530
Pen and brown ink on paper squared in black chalk
8 1/2 x 12 3/8 inches
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts
Perino del Vaga
Italian, 1501–1547
Studies of Horses
c. 1530–35
Pen and brown ink on paper
11 1/4 x 15 1/4 inches
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts
Domenico Piola
Italian, 1627–1703
The Adoration of the Shepherds
c. 1680s/90s
Pen and brown ink with brown wash over black chalk on paper
10 7/8 x 16 1/2 inches
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts
Domenico Piola
Italian, 1627–1703
The Madonna of Savona appearing to Antonio Botta
c. 1665–70
Pen and brown ink with brown and gray washes on paper
13 3/4 x 9 1/4 inches
Collection of Robert Loper
Antonio del Pollaiuolo
Italian, 1431/32–1498
Battle of the Nude Men
c. 1470
Engraving
15 3/4 x 22 7/8 inches
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts
Follower of Raphael
Italian, 1500–1599
The Virgin Mary Surrounded by the Holy Women
16th century
Pen and black ink with gray wash and white heightening on paper
9 1/8 x 13 1/2 inches
Collection of Robert Loper
Cristoforo Roncalli, called Il Pomarancio
Italian, c. 1553–1626
Studies of an Angel Playing the Viola da Gamba
c. 1610
Red chalk on paper
14 1/4 x 9 7/8 inches
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts
Cristoforo Roncalli, called Il Pomarancio
Italian, c. 1553–1626
Two Studies of a Youth
c. 1600–1610
Black chalk on blue paper
12 1/2 x 17 3/4
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts
Giovanni Battista Ruggieri, called Battistino del Gessi
Italian, 1606–1640
The Assumption of the Virgin
c. 1630
Pen and brown ink with blue wash and white heightening on paper
18 1/2 x 10 3/8 inches
Collection of Robert Loper
Andrea del Sarto
Italian, 1486–1530
Study of Drapery
1510–13
Black chalk on paper
10 1/4 x 13 3/8 inches
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts
Johann Paul Schor
Austrian, active in Italy, 1615–1674
Saturn Devouring His Children
c. 1635–40
Pen and brown ink with brown wash and white heightening on paper
8 3/4 x 10 inches
Collection of Robert Loper
Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus
Flemish, active in Italy, 1523–1605
The Ascension
1590
Pen and brown ink with brown wash and white heightening on paper
12 x 9 inches
Collection of Robert Loper
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Italian, 1696–1770
The Annunciation
1730–33
Pen and brush with brown ink and brown wash over black chalk on paper
17 x 11 3/4 inches
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Italian, 1696–1770
The Flight into Egypt
c. 1750–60
Pen and brush with brown ink and brown wash over red chalk on paper
9 5/8 x 8 inches
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Italian, 1696–1770
Hagar and Ishmael in the Wilderness
1725–35
Pen and brush with brown ink and brown wash over black chalk on paper
16 1/2 x 11 1/8 inches
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Italian, 1696–1770
The Liberation of Saint Peter
1725–35
Pen and brush with brown ink and brown wash over black chalk on paper
17 1/8 x 11 3/8 inches
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Italian, 1696–1770
The Rest on the Flight into Egypt
c. 1750–60
Pen and brush with brown ink and brown wash on paper
12 x 8 7/8 inches
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
Italian, 1727–1804
The Burial of Saint Anne
c. 1770–90
Pen and brush with brown ink and brown wash on paper
18 7/8 x 14 7/8 inches
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
Italian, 1727–1804
A Disputation between Kings and Priests
c. 1770–90
Pen and brush with brown ink and brown wash over black chalk on paper
19 3/8 x 15 inches
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
Italian, 1724–1804
Galloping Centaur
c. 1755–65
Pen and brown ink with brown wash on paper
7 5/8 x 10 3/4 inches
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
Italian, 1727–1804
The Liberation of Saints Peter and John from Prison
c. 1770–90
Pen and brush with brown ink and brown wash over black chalk on paper
19 1/8 x 15 inches
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
Italian, 1727–1804
Nebuchadnezzar Returning from the Wilderness to His Palace
c. 1770–90
Pen and brown ink with brown wash over black chalk on paper
19 3/8 x 15 1/8 inches
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
Italian, 1727–1804
The Young Virgin Accepts the Scarlet and the Pure Purple
c. 1770–90
Pen and brown ink with brown and gray washes over black chalk on paper
19 1/4 x 15 1/8 inches
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts
Giorgio Vasari
Italian, 1511–1574
The Incredulity of Saint Thomas
c. 1556–57
Pen and brown ink with brown wash over black chalk on paper squared in black chalk
8 5/8 x 7 3/8 inches
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts
Attributed to Paolo Veronese
Italian, 1528–1588
Study of a Kneeling Priest
c. 1560
Black and white chalk on paper
7 5/8 x 5 1/2 inches
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts
Federico Zuccaro
Italian, c. 1541–1609
The Assumption of the Virgin
c. 1582–84
Pen and brown ink on paper
14 x 10 3/4 inches
Collection of Robert Loper
Taddeo Zuccaro
Italian, 1529–1566
Centaur and Nereid with Tritons
c. 1560–65
Pen and brown ink with brown wash over pencil and red chalk on paper
8 5/8 x 7 inches
Collection of Robert Loper
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