Altobello Meloni (active 1497-1530)
Leda and the Swann
red chalk over stylus indications
120 x 156 mm.
Provenance
H. Marignane (L. 1343a).
Sale room notice
Dr. Giulio Bora has suggested an attribution to Camillo Boccaccino (1504-1546).
Another drawing by the same hand was with Kate de Rothschild and Didier Aaron, Master Drawings, 1550-1850, New York, 1988, no. 1, illustrated.
Lot Essay
The attribution was first suggested by Philip Pouncey and confirmed by Professor Ballarin.