Double-sided Drawing, 17th Century, Study Of Various Figures Dressed In Ancient Style. Italy.
A beautiful pen-and-ink drawing, part of a set whose finest sheet—featuring a horseman and bearing the same collector’s mark—is already on my website. This sheet, by the same artist, features two main characters: an elderly, very muscular man is seated on the left, holding a sort of short pike in his left hand. He appears to be looking at the half-naked young woman advancing from the right. She is leaning on a thick staff. A cupid flies behind her, pointing out the old man to her. The collection mark is listed in the Lugt, but has not been identified. There are stains and small tears at the bottom of the sheet.
On the reverse, two studies: a bust of a woman of high social standing, facing right. Opposite her, a bust of an elderly man on an ornate pedestal. On the right, a study of an angel.
Stains.
On the reverse, two studies: a bust of a woman of high social standing, facing right. Opposite her, a bust of an elderly man on an ornate pedestal. On the right, a study of an angel.
Stains.
390 €
Period: 17th century
Style: Rome and Antic Greece
Condition: Some repairs
Material: Paper
Length: 20,6 cms
Height: 16 cms
Reference (ID): 1851748
Availability: In stock
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