Lot Essay
Although the technique of this drawing is unusual, similar heads occur in Gaudenzio's work; such as The Martyrdom of Saint Catherine in the Brera
Details
Attributed to Gaudenzio Ferrari (circa 1471-1546)
Head of a young Man looking up to the right
with inscriptions 'Lanino', 'B. Luini' (recto), 'Bernardo Luino', 'Scolaro di Leonardo da Vinci', 'Verallo', 'A 14' and '15' (verso); coloured chalks, on blue paper
211 x 245mm.
Head of a young Man looking up to the right
with inscriptions 'Lanino', 'B. Luini' (recto), 'Bernardo Luino', 'Scolaro di Leonardo da Vinci', 'Verallo', 'A 14' and '15' (verso); coloured chalks, on blue paper
211 x 245mm.
Provenance
Gerd Rosen, Berlin, 16-20 May 1960, lot 143
Herbert List
Herbert List
Exhibited
Munich, Berlin, Hamburg, Düsseldorf and Stuttgart, Stufting Ratjen Italienische Zeichnungen des 16.-18. Jahrhunderts,1977, no.3
Engraved
Munich, Berlin, Hamburg, Düsseldorf and Stuttgart, Stiftung Ratjen Italienische Zeichnungen des 16-18 Jahrhunderts, 1977, no. 3