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Lot Essay
Sold with a photostat of a certificate from Dr. Hermann Voss, dated 16 May 1930, as Milanese School, after 1500. He and Isaro both believe the present painting reveals the strong influence of Leonardo da Vinci.
Professor Federico Zeri examined the painting in 1988, and suggested the attribution to Bartolomeo Veneto. He also identified the overt sexual iconography of the composition, and suggested that the subject was probably taken from a literary text, which may have been indicated on the now-effaced cartellino on the figure second from right.
Professor Mauro Lucco, of the University of Bologna, has examined the painting recently and supports the attribution to Bartolomeo Veneto. He dates the painting to 1520 and believes the woman on the right to have been originally painted as a male, and overpainted in the nineteenth century. X-ray photographs are available for inspection to substantiate this theory.
Professor Federico Zeri examined the painting in 1988, and suggested the attribution to Bartolomeo Veneto. He also identified the overt sexual iconography of the composition, and suggested that the subject was probably taken from a literary text, which may have been indicated on the now-effaced cartellino on the figure second from right.
Professor Mauro Lucco, of the University of Bologna, has examined the painting recently and supports the attribution to Bartolomeo Veneto. He dates the painting to 1520 and believes the woman on the right to have been originally painted as a male, and overpainted in the nineteenth century. X-ray photographs are available for inspection to substantiate this theory.