Bernardino Campi (1522-1592)

A standing figure of Minerva

Details

Bernardino Campi (1522-1592)
A standing figure of Minerva
with inscription 'T. Zuccaro' (verso, laid down)
black and white chalk on blue paper, squared in black chalk
370 x 210 mm.

Provenance

N. Hone (L. 2793).

Sale room notice

Dr. Giulio Bora suggested an attribution to Camillo Boccacino (1504-1546) and proposed that the drawing is for the Entry of Charles V into Cremona in 1541.

Lot Essay

As the presence of the niche and the shape of the drawing indicates, this might be a study for the space between the windows of a painted faade. Bernardino Campi was very active as a faade painter, but none has survived. This is comparable to drawings in the Louvre, G. Bora, I Campi, exhib. cat., Milan, 1985, no. 2.10.4 and 2.10.9.

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