Lot 584
584
Attributed to Paolo Caliari, il Veronese (Verona 1528-1588 Venice)
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Attributed to Paolo Caliari, il Veronese (Verona 1528-1588 Venice)

Study of a woman leaning forward, her arms outstretched

Details
Attributed to Paolo Caliari, il Veronese (Verona 1528-1588 Venice)
Study of a woman leaning forward, her arms outstretched
black chalk
202 x 210 mm.
Provenance
Colin Agnew.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 7 July 1981, lot 30.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 2 July 1991, lot 251 (to Dreesmann).
Dr Anton C.R. Dreesmann (inventory no. B-141).
Literature
R. Cocke, Veronese's Drawings, A Catalogue Raisonné, London, 1984, no. 138 (as attributed to Veronese).
Special notice
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Lot Essay

Professor Cocke suggests that the present drawing may be an early work, and compares it to a study of a seated man dated to 1548, R. Cocke, op. cit., no. 2. The pose of the figure suggests that it may have been intended for a saint presenting a donor to the Holy Family.

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