Saint Mark the Evangelist (i); Saint John the Evangelist (ii); and A standing man holding a book (iii)

Details

Circle of Paolo Farinati (Verona 1524-1606)
Saint Mark the Evangelist (i); Saint John the Evangelist (ii); and A standing man holding a book (iii)
with ink inscriptions ‘farinato’ (i-iii) and with a medical inscription, dated ‘agosto 1578’ and ‘No. 54’ (verso) (i)
pen and brown ink, brown wash (i and ii), pen and brown ink, brown wash on yellow-brown prepared paper (iii), fragmentary watermark goblet (i)
(i) 7 1/8 x 3 ¾ in. (18 x 9.5 cm)
(ii) 7 1/8 x 3 ½ in. (18.2 x 8.7 cm)
(iii) 6 1/8 x 3 ¼ in. (15.4 x 8 cm)
(3)

Provenance

Anonymous sale; Gutekunst und Klipstein, Bern, 28 May 1953, lot 97 (as Paolo Farinati), where acquired by Robert Landolt.

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Lot Essay

The first two drawings in this lot are the work of an artist from Farinati’s immediate circle. The penwork, combined with the forceful shadows drawn with the brush, are comparable to that seen in a drawing of The Pentecost in the Louvre (inv. 4834) and another in a private collection (G. Marini in Paolo Farinati 1524-1606. Dipinti, incisioni e disegni per l'architettura, exhib. cat., Verona, Museo di Castelvecchio, 2005-2006, p. 35, fig. 3, no. 160, ill.).

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