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The Madonna, bust-length, looking down; Head of a Muse crowned with laurels; Head of a female saint looking up to the left; Head of a bearded monk looking up; and Head of a monk looking up to the left
Details
Giuseppe Cesari, il Cavaliere d'Arpino (Rome 1560-1640)
The Madonna, bust-length, looking down; Head of a Muse crowned with laurels; Head of a female saint looking up to the left; Head of a bearded monk looking up; and Head of a monk looking up to the left
numbered '223', '224', '227', '222', and '219' respectively
red (2-5) and black (1 and 4) chalk
3¼ x 2 7/8 in. (80 x 72 mm.) and smaller; and Portrait of a boy, bust-length, numbered '217', and Head of the Madonna, numbered '218', by an artist in the circle of the Cavaliere d'Arpino (7)
The Madonna, bust-length, looking down; Head of a Muse crowned with laurels; Head of a female saint looking up to the left; Head of a bearded monk looking up; and Head of a monk looking up to the left
numbered '223', '224', '227', '222', and '219' respectively
red (2-5) and black (1 and 4) chalk
3¼ x 2 7/8 in. (80 x 72 mm.) and smaller; and Portrait of a boy, bust-length, numbered '217', and Head of the Madonna, numbered '218', by an artist in the circle of the Cavaliere d'Arpino (7)
Provenance
A 17th Century album of drawings, principally by Barocci, Federico Zuccaro and with a long series of drawings by Cavaliere d'Arpino; Christie's London, 15 April 1980, part of lot 78.
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