Two standing prophets and a seated girl

Details

Giuseppe Cesari, il Cavaliere d'Arpino (Rome 1568-1640)
Two standing prophets and a seated girl
with inscription '600 : ro'
black chalk, the upper right corner made up
6¾ x 3 7/8 in. (173 x 100 mm.)

Provenance

S. Woodburn (cf. L. 2584), according to Oppé's notes.
R. Johnson (cf. L. 2216), according to Oppé's notes.
Purchased from Parsons, 4 May 1912 (5s.).

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Lot Essay

The attribution to Cavaliere d'Arpino was first proposed by Professor I.Q. van Regteren Altena. Drawings comparable in technique and subject are in the Fitzwilliam Museum, at Berlin and in a Roman private collection (H. Röttgen,Il Cavalier d'Arpino, Rome, 1973, nos. 72, 84, 123).

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