Lot Essay
Giuseppe Scavizzi has kindly confirmed the attribution and dated the drawing to the 1670s.
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Luca Giordano (1632-1705)
Studies for a kneeling Saint Jerome and a standing Woman holding a Child with an Attendant (recto); Saint Francis holding the Child (verso)
with inscription '600.94' (recto), 'Jordan fecit' (verso) and 'Jordan N. 98 (erased) 54 97' on the mount; pen and brown ink (recto), black chalk (verso), on blue paper, ink gall damages, watermark device in a cartouche
7¼ x 11½in. (183 x 293mm.)
Studies for a kneeling Saint Jerome and a standing Woman holding a Child with an Attendant (recto); Saint Francis holding the Child (verso)
with inscription '600.94' (recto), 'Jordan fecit' (verso) and 'Jordan N. 98 (erased) 54 97' on the mount; pen and brown ink (recto), black chalk (verso), on blue paper, ink gall damages, watermark device in a cartouche
7¼ x 11½in. (183 x 293mm.)