Lot no. 197
197. Attributed to Jacopo Negretti, known as Palma the Younger (Venice 1548-1628)
Saint Sebastian
inscribed 'Tintoret fecit' (lower right)
charcoal and white highlights on blue paper
bears inscription 'Tintoret fecit' (lower right)
charcoal on blue paper
29.4 x 18.1cm (11 9/16 x 7 1/8in).
Provenance
Benjamin West (1738-1820) (L. 419)
Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830) (L. 2445)
Acquired at the Gillot sale (1865-1866) for (30fr), according to the label on the reverse
The present work appears to be preparatory drawing for the figure of Saint Sebastian, seen on the left, in The Virgin and Child and Saints, now in Monopoli Cathedral.
We are grateful to Stefania Mason-Rinaldi for confirming this attribution on the basis of a photograph.
See original version (French) Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
Pictures credits: Contact organization
Drawings, watercolours and pastels
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