Ottavio Padovanino (Padua 1582-1634)

The Abduction of Proserpine

Details

Ottavio Padovanino (Padua 1582-1634)
The Abduction of Proserpine
with inscription '86 No30 Cartelle 5 Disegno 10' on the mount
black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash, on an 18th Century mount, possibly English
15 x 10½ in. (382 x 268 mm.)

Provenance

An unidentified collector's mark fleur-de-lys in a shape, with associated number 'No. 54.' (not in Lugt).

Lot Essay

Although drawings by Padovanino are extremely scarce, the present drawing can be convincingly attributed to his hand through comparison with his paintings. Closest is the Rape of Proserpine in the Accademia, Venice (U. Ruggeri, Il Padovanino, Soncino, 1993, no, 9), in which the strong forms, characteristic facial types and the clear and careful modulation of the outlines are all related to the handling of the present drawing.

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