PROPERTY FROM A SWISS PRIVATE COLLECTION (LOTS 23, 60, 73, 91, 131, 142, 143, 146 AND 151)

Circle of Agostino Carracci (Bologna 1557-1602 Parma)

The Judgment of Paris (recto and verso)

Details

Circle of Agostino Carracci (Bologna 1557-1602 Parma)
The Judgment of Paris (recto and verso)
with inscription 'sisto'
pen and brown ink, squared in brown ink (recto)
2¾ x 3¾ in. (70 x 95 mm.); and another drawing, Second School of Fontainebleau, of a couple seated on a bed, two women in a doorway beyond (2)

Provenance

(2) Marquis de Valori (L. 2500).

Lot Essay

The Three Graces in this composition is derived from an engraving of the Three Graces by Agostino Carracci dated circa 1590-95 (Bartsch 130). The inscription no doubt refers to Sisto Badalocchio (circa 1581-circa 1647) a pupil and collaborator of Agostino and Annibale Carracci.

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