Seven heads with a self portrait and a portrait of Adriana Negretti (recto); Two heads (verso)

Details

Jacopo Negretti, Palma il Giovane (Venice 1544-1628)
Seven heads with a self portrait and a portrait of Adriana Negretti (recto); Two heads (verso)
pen and brown ink, the corners cut, watermark encircled crossbow
10¼ x 5½ in. (261 x 138 mm.)

Provenance

An 18th Century Venetian collector, with inscription 'Palma' and framing lines.

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Lot Essay

Other portraits of Adriana Negretti, the wife of the artist, are illustrated in H. Schwarz, 'Palma Giovane and his family: observation on some portrait drawings', Master Drawings, 1965 (IV), pp. 158-65, pls. 20b-26a. By comparison with these portraits the present drawing probably dates from the 1580s. Portraits of Palma, rarer than those of his family, are also illustrated in Schwarz's article.

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