The assumption of the Virgin

Details

ITALIAN SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY
The assumption of the Virgin
red chalk, squared for transfer, on paper
14 1⁄8 x 13 ½ in. (36 x 34.5 cm.)

来源

Private collection, Vienna; then by descent until
Anonymous sale; Doyle, New York, 25 January 2024, lot 506 (as Giovanni Lanfranco)

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拍品专文

The present drawing appears to be a preparatory study for a ceiling decoration. Previously attributed to Giovanni Lanfranco (1582-1647), an alternative attribution to the Bolognese Marcantonio Franceschini (1648-1729) has been suggested. No associated painted decoration is currently known.

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