Baldassare Franceschini, il Volterrano (Volterra 1611-1689 Florence)

Saint John the Baptist (recto and verso)

Details

Baldassare Franceschini, il Volterrano (Volterra 1611-1689 Florence)
Saint John the Baptist (recto and verso)
with inscriptions 'Mano di Baldassare Franceschini detto Il Volterrano' and '15'
red chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash (recto); black and red chalk (verso)
3½ x 5¼ in. (190 x 132 mm.)

Provenance

Stichting Collectie P. en N. de Boer; Christie's, London, 4 July 1995, lot 48.

Lot Essay

The handwriting on the present drawing appears often on Florentine 16th and 17th century drawings, for instance those sold at Christie's, 4 July 1995, lot 31 and 9 April 1990, lot 29, and in the Uffizi, Il Seicento Fiorentino, exhib. cat., Florence, Uffizzi, 1986, nos. 2.307, 2.311 and 2.313.

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