FEDERICO BAROCCI (1535-1612)

THE HEAD OF A YOUNG WOMAN, IN PROFILE LOOKING UP TO THE LEFT

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Price Realized

£18,400 (Set Currency)
($30,130)

Estimate

£15,000 - £20,000
($24,563 - $32,750)

Sale Information

Sale 5994 —
OLD MASTER DRAWINGS
7 July 1998
London, King Street

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Lot Description

FEDERICO BAROCCI (1535-1612)
THE HEAD OF A YOUNG WOMAN, IN PROFILE LOOKING UP TO THE LEFT
BLACK, RED AND WHITE CHALK ON GREY-BLUE PAPER
284 X 222 MM.

Literature

M. DI GIAMPAOLO, 'FEDERICO BAROCCI: UN DISEGNO PER LA SANTA LUCIA DEL LOUVRE', DIALOGHI, 1996, II, PP.106-7.

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Lot Notes

THIS IS A STUDY FOR THE HEAD OF SAINT LUCY IN BAROCCI'S ALTARPIECE OF THE MADONNA DI SANTA LUCIA, FORMERLY IN THE CAPPELLA DANZETTA IN SANT'AGOSTINO, PERUGIA, AND NOW IN THE LOUVRE (FIG. 1).
SEVERAL PREPARATORY STUDIES IN THE UFFIZI AND IN URBANIA ARE EXTANT, PARTICULARLY FOR THE GROUP OF THE MADONNA; TWO SHEETS IN THE UFFIZI AND IN HAMBURG RELATE TO THE FIGURE OF SAINT LUCY, M. DI GIAMPAOLO, OP.CIT., P. 106. THE PRESENT DRAWING IS THE ONLY KNOWN STUDY FOR HER.

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