Cesare Nebbia (circa 1536-1613)

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Cesare Nebbia (circa 1536-1613)

Christ consigning the Keys to Saint Peter

black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash
169 x 159mm.

Provenance

Monsignor Marchetti
Padre Resta
Lord Somers (L.2981), no. 'e.2'
J. Richardson Sen., his mount with attribution 'Giorgio Vasari' and shelfmarks 'EE.27.'
Anon. sale, Christie's, 9 December 1980, lot 15, illustrated, as attributed to Vasari ((600)

Lot Essay

The entry for the drawing in the Resta-Somers catalogue, Lansdowne Mss., reads 'Vasario disegno e lo dipinse in vaticano e pure non equaglia Geroliminio giorno di M^o Biagio Bolognese da lui deriso'. The attribution to Nebbia was advanced by the late Philip Pouncey

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