Saint Jerome experiencing a vision of the Madonna and Child supported by angels

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FRANCESCO BRIZIO (BOLOGNA 1574-1623)
Saint Jerome experiencing a vision of the Madonna and Child supported by angels

black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash, heightened with white on light brown paper, watermark kneeling angel in prayer
34.4 x 23.8 cm (13 1/2 x 9 3/8 in.)

Provenance

Richard Cosway (circa 1742-1821), London (L. 628; possibly his mount).
Lucy Sidmouth.
Eliza Hobhouse, 1842 (according to an inscription on the old mount).
Anonymous sale; Christie’s, London, 1 July 1997, lot 44; where acquired by the present owners.

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Lot Essay

A student of the Carracci in Bologna, Brizio developed a distinctive drawing style. The present sheet can be compared with other works by the artist, similar in style, size and technique, such as the composition of Saint Benedict in ecstasy in the Nationalmuseum, Stockholm (inv. NMH 1275/1863; see P. Bjurström, Italian Drawings, IV, Florence, Siena, Modena, Bologna, Stockholm, 2002, no. 1305, ill.), connected with a painting in Bologna.

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