Lot Essay
The attribution has been kindly confirmed by Mario di Giampaolo on the basis of a photograph.
The Adoration of the Shepherds with Saint Francis and another Saint, the Annunciation to the Shepherds in the background
Details
Aurelio Luini (c. 1530-1593)
The Adoration of the Shepherds with Saint Francis and another Saint, the Annunciation to the Shepherds in the background
with the pentimento of the figure of a donor kneeling in the lower right corner and with inscriptions 'Luino' (recto) and 'Aurelio Luino' (verso)
black chalk, pen and brown ink, blue wash, squared in black chalk
215 x 201 mm.
The Adoration of the Shepherds with Saint Francis and another Saint, the Annunciation to the Shepherds in the background
with the pentimento of the figure of a donor kneeling in the lower right corner and with inscriptions 'Luino' (recto) and 'Aurelio Luino' (verso)
black chalk, pen and brown ink, blue wash, squared in black chalk
215 x 201 mm.
Provenance
G. Vallardi (L. 1223), his number 'G.103' verso in red chalk (twice).
K.E. Hasse (L. 860).
An unidentified collector's mark 'LB' (not in Lugt).
K.E. Hasse (L. 860).
An unidentified collector's mark 'LB' (not in Lugt).