Mantuan School, Second Quarter of the 16th Century

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The Property of the Trustees of the Knole Second Trust Fund (lots 12, 109-114, 123, 131, 159-161 and 198-200)

Mantuan School, Second Quarter of the 16th Century

Saint Christopher carrying the Infant Christ across a stream, God the Father above, a river god to the right

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Mantuan School, Second Quarter of the 16th Century
Saint Christopher carrying the Infant Christ across a stream, God the Father above, a river god to the right
with inscriptions 'o Raffaello d'Urbino ondro Julio Romano.' on the backing and 'S:cP.P. Timotheo d'Urbino.' on the mount
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash heightened with white, the margins extended
11¾ x 7½ in. (300 x 194 mm.)

Provenance

By descent in the Sackville-West Family at Knole Park, Kent.

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Lot Essay

Although not based on a Giulio Romano prototype, this drawing was executed in Giulio's style, probably by one of his pupils such as Fermo Ghisoni (circa 1505-1575), Benedetto Pagni (1504-1578), Ippolito Costa (1506-1561) or his son Lorenzo Costa il Giovane (1537-1583).

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