The Flagellation

Details

Giovanni Battista Trotti, Il Malosso (Cremona 1555-1619 Parma)
The Flagellation
pen and brown ink, brown wash, squared in black chalk
8 ½ x 9 ½ in. (21.2 x 24.2 cm)

Provenance

with Colnaghi, London (with their label on the back of the frame).

Brought to you by

Jonathan den Otter

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Lot Essay

An entirely characteristic sheet by the prolific Malosso, one of the last exponents of the Cremonese Maniera, this sheet is squared for transfer or enlargement as often in the artist’s drawings, however, it cannot be linked to any of his surviving works.

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