The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist

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Ferraù Fenzoni (Faenza 1562-1645)
The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist
black chalk, pen and brown ink, losses
7 x 9 in. (178 x 228 mm.)

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Lot Essay

Together with four others in the Uffizi, this drawing shows Fenzoni developing his composition for a picture of The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist, dated by Giuseppe Scavizzi to 1614-22 and formerly with the Galleria Altomani, Pesaro (G. Scavizzi and N. Schwed, Ferraù Fenzoni, Pittore Disegnatore, p. 168, no. P56, and pp. 320-321, nos. D114-117).

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