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Study for a foot of the Libyan Sibyl (recto); Study of a leg with knee bent (verso)
Details
MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI (CAPRESE 1475-1564 ROME)
Study for a foot of the Libyan Sibyl (recto); Study of a leg with knee bent (verso)
with ink inscription 'Michel Angelo Buana Roti' (lower left)
red chalk (recto); black chalk (verso)
5 ¼ x 4 5⁄8 in. (13.5 x 11.5 cm)
Study for a foot of the Libyan Sibyl (recto); Study of a leg with knee bent (verso)
with ink inscription 'Michel Angelo Buana Roti' (lower left)
red chalk (recto); black chalk (verso)
5 ¼ x 4 5⁄8 in. (13.5 x 11.5 cm)
Provenance
Possibly Daniele da Volterra (1509-1566), Rome; possibly by inheritance to
Michele degli Alberti (documented 1535-1568), Rome (possibly the Bona Roti Collector).
Armand François Louis de Mestral de Saint-Saphorin (1738-1805), Switzerland; by inheritance to his nephew
Armand Louis Henri de Mestral (1772-1854), Switzerland; by descent to
Armand Gabriel Eugène Henri de Mestral (1815-1873), Switzerland; by descent to
Victor Georges Alexis Armand de Mestral (1854-1937), Switzerland; by descent to
Gérard Armand de Mestral (1883-1964), Switzerland; by descent to
Hélène Liliane de Mestral von Steiger (1916-2011), Bern, Switzerland; by descent to the present owner.
Michele degli Alberti (documented 1535-1568), Rome (possibly the Bona Roti Collector).
Armand François Louis de Mestral de Saint-Saphorin (1738-1805), Switzerland; by inheritance to his nephew
Armand Louis Henri de Mestral (1772-1854), Switzerland; by descent to
Armand Gabriel Eugène Henri de Mestral (1815-1873), Switzerland; by descent to
Victor Georges Alexis Armand de Mestral (1854-1937), Switzerland; by descent to
Gérard Armand de Mestral (1883-1964), Switzerland; by descent to
Hélène Liliane de Mestral von Steiger (1916-2011), Bern, Switzerland; by descent to the present owner.
Brought to you by
Giada Damen, Ph.D.
AVP, Specialist, Head of Sale