Circle of Bartolommeo Vivarini (circa 1432-circa 1491)
Details
Circle of Bartolommeo Vivarini (circa 1432-circa 1491)
Saint Agnes
with inscriptions 'fra filppo Lippi' on a made up section and in the same hand 'fra filippo Lippi fiorentino/Bought at W Reinagles Sale/1836' on the backing;black chalk, pen and brown ink, irregular, made up areas
221 x 152mm.
Provenance
W. Reinagle, his sale 1836, according to an inscription on the mount
Anon. sale, Christie's, 30 March 1976, lot 134, illustrated (¨240, as Follower of Martin Schongauer)
Lot Essay
Inspired by Martin Schongauer's engraving of Saint Agnes (Bartsch VIII, no. 62)