Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: The Museum Year 2010
The Year
Acquisitions
Prints, Drawings, and Photographs: July 2009–June 2010
Mythological Scene with Nude Musicians, River Gods, Main with Sword, Putto
Unidentified artist, Italian, 16th century
Attributed to Bartholomaus Spranger
Attributed to Cesare Franchi, called Pollino
Attributed to Johann Rottenhammer
Height x width: 15.5 x 20.7 cm (6 1/8 x 8 1/8 in.)
Pen and dark brown ink, brush and gray wash over red chalk
Classification: Drawings
Accession number: 2009.4237
Provenance/Ownership History: Unidentified collector's mark (not located in Lugt; seems to be monogram with I, K or H, perhaps S [or could be serpent]); Joseph F. McCrindle; to Estate of Joseph F. McCrindle; by whom given to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (Accession Date: September 16, 2009)
Joseph F. McCrindle Collection