Lot 13
13
Venetian School, 16th Century
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Venetian School, 16th Century

Two archers: Design for a spandrel

Details
Venetian School, 16th Century
Two archers: Design for a spandrel
with inscription 'Michelangelo Bonarroti'
pen and brown ink, watermark encircled device
5 1/8 x 5 1/8 in. (132 x 132 mm.)
Provenance
The Earls of Barrymore, Marbury Hall, Cheshire, with associated mount and drystamp 'M.C. E. 46.'.
Purchased in June 1933.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

The inscription on this drawing is similar to one on a drawing of two écorché legs in the Royal Library, Windsor (F. Hartt, The Drawings of Michelangelo, London, 1971, p. 117, no. 132E, as Follower of Michelangelo, but attributed by Paul Joannides to Michelangelo himself).

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