Attributed to LORENZO SABATINI (Bologna 1530–1576 Rome) Statue of Bacchus. After a sculpture by MICHELANGELO BUONAROTTI. Verso: further studies of figures, hands and legs. Red chalk on laid paper with watermark of a saint kneeling before a cross (see Briquet, 7629, circa 1566). Verso: black and red chalk. Old inscription on the lower margin recto in pen and brown ink: Lorenzino da Bologna; inscribed verso: di m. Lorenzin da Bol. 40.5 x 28 cm (slightly unevenly trimmed). * The full tax is charged on this item marked *, i.e. VAT is charged on the sum will be refunded to Purchasers providing a validly stamped export declaration.