Lot Essay
Another drawing by Ango after the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, showing The Delphic Sibyl, was sold in these Rooms on 4 July 2006, lot 103.
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The prophet Isaiah, from the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, after Michelangelo
Details
Jean-Robert Ango (active Rome 1760-1773)
The prophet Isaiah, from the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, after Michelangelo
red chalk, watermark shield surmounted by a cardinal's hat
14½ x 11¾ in. (38.1 x 30.7 cm.)
The prophet Isaiah, from the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, after Michelangelo
red chalk, watermark shield surmounted by a cardinal's hat
14½ x 11¾ in. (38.1 x 30.7 cm.)
Provenance
Bears the mount-maker's dry stamp 'ARD' (L. 172).
Marquis P. de Chennevières (L. 2072).
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 8 January 1991, lot 196.
Marquis P. de Chennevières (L. 2072).
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 8 January 1991, lot 196.
Literature
L.A. Prat and L. Lhinares, Histoire des collections du musée du Louvre: La collection Chennevières: Quatre siècles de dessins français, Paris, 2007, p. 491, no. 1060a.
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