Saint Jerome in the Wilderness

Details

Circle of Jacopo Negretti, called Palma il Giovane (Venice 1544-1628)
Saint Jerome in the Wilderness
with inscriptions 'di 5 marz 1607' and 'In Venetie a sante Andrea'
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash, in an inscribed arch, watermark star over M in an escutcheon
13 x 9¼ in. (333 x 235 mm.)

Provenance

V. Röver (cf. L. 2984 a-c), with his numbers '37 39' and attribution 'Spanoleti' (verso).
J. Goll van Franckenstein (L. 2987), with his associated number 'N3071.' in red ink (verso).
Ian Woodner; Christie's, London, 2 July 1991, lot 92.

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Lot Essay

Derived from Veronese's altarpiece in Sant'Andrea della Zirada, Venice (T. Pignatti, Veronese, Venice, 1976, no. 188, pl. 483).

We are grateful to Dr Hans-Ulrich Beck for his kind help in elucidating the provenance of this drawing.

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