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FRANCESCO VANNI | Recto: Study for the kneeling figure of St. Galgano and a separate study of his right hand holding a swordVerso: A young Agostinian monk
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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Description
- Circle of Francesco Vanni
- Recto: Study for the kneeling figure of St. Galgano and a separate study of his right hand holding a swordVerso: A young Agostinian monk
- Red chalk (recto and verso), heightened with white chalk (recto), on light blue paper;bear old attributions in pen and ink, recto: Franceso Va and verso: Frans.co Vanni
- 270 by 206 mm
Provenance
Bears un unknown 'ceralacca' (red wax) stamp (verso)
Condition
A light yellow stain to the right of the figure and some light staining to the left edge. Slight wrinkles to the bottom edge and few creases towards the top left corner. Media quite in good condition and paper still blue.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The recto of the present drawing is stylistically very close to the verso of a sheet now in the Art Institute of Chicago.1 It shows the same style in the use of the red chalk heightened with white, and most probably both drawings are executed from life. The drawing in Chicago (verso) is preparatory for Vanni's late painting the Ressurected Christ adored by a female Saint and San Silvestro Gozzalini, signed and dated by the artist 1607, in San Benedetto, Fabriano.2 The present sheet must date from the same moment, and shows a development from the graphic style of the 1590's, when the artist's draftsmanship in totally influenced by Federico Barocci (1535-1612), see lot. 19.
1. Chicago, The Art Institute of Chicago, inv. no. 1954. 339
2. For a colour image of the verso of the drawing, see J. Marciari, Francesco Vanni. Art in Late Rennaissance Siena, exhib. cat., New Haven, Yale University Gallery, 2013-14, no. 76, verso reproduced p. 209
1. Chicago, The Art Institute of Chicago, inv. no. 1954. 339
2. For a colour image of the verso of the drawing, see J. Marciari, Francesco Vanni. Art in Late Rennaissance Siena, exhib. cat., New Haven, Yale University Gallery, 2013-14, no. 76, verso reproduced p. 209