Circle of Pietro Buonaccorsi, Perino del Vaga (1501-1547)
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Circle of Pietro Buonaccorsi, Perino del Vaga (1501-1547)
Two Satyrs tending a drunken old Man
with inscriptions 'Perin del Vago' and '82' (verso); black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash heightened with white
201 x 145mm.
Lot Essay
The drawing is inspired by the relief of Bacchus visiting the Poet Icarius, P.P. Bober and R. Rubinstein, Renaissance Artists and Antique Sculpture, London, 1986, no. 90, illustrated