Attributed to Jan de Bisschop (1628-1671) , Saint Roch imprisoned, after Tintoretto | Christie's

Sale 5775

Old Master Drawings

London

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16 April 1997

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Lot 292

Attributed to Jan de Bisschop (1628-1671)

Saint Roch imprisoned, after Tintoretto

Price realised

GBP 460

Estimate

GBP 300 - GBP 500

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Attributed to Jan de Bisschop (1628-1671)
Saint Roch imprisoned, after Tintoretto
black lead, brown wash, brown ink framing lines, laid down on board
282 x 572 mm.

Provenance

An unidentified collector's inscription on the reverse of the board '...renier 1800 par Tintoretto ..table'.
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Lot Essay

After Tintoretto's picture San Rocco in Prison comforted by an Angel in the church of San Rocco, Venice. A less heavily washed version of almost identical size is in the Printroom of Leiden University, R. E. Jellema, M. Plomp, Episcopius, Jan de Bisschop (1628-1671), advocat en tekenaar, exhib. cat., Zwolle and Amsterdam, 1995, p. 46, no. 34, illustrated.
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