Lot Essay
Similar to the friezes in the Palazzo Nunez-Torlonia in Rome, I. Lodi-Fè, Un disegno di Giovan Francesco Grimaldi, in Nuovo ricerche in margine alla mostra: Da Leonardo a Rembrandt, Turin, p. 298, fig. 7.
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Circle of Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi, Il Bolognese (1606-1680)
Designs for Friezes decorated with Cartouches with Landscapes and Seascapes, flanked by nymphs and mermaids
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash, watermark encircled bird on three mounts, minor losses
7½ x 12in. (191 x 305mm.)
Designs for Friezes decorated with Cartouches with Landscapes and Seascapes, flanked by nymphs and mermaids
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash, watermark encircled bird on three mounts, minor losses
7½ x 12in. (191 x 305mm.)