CIRCLE OF MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI (CAPRESE 1475-1564 ROME)

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06.07.2021 10:00UTC +01:00
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Lot 5 | CIRCLE OF MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI (CAPRESE 1475-1564 ROME)
CIRCLE OF MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI (CAPRESE 1475-1564 ROME)

Christ on the Cross between the Virgin Mary and Saint John the Baptist

black chalk, watermark encircled lily (cf. Piccard Online, no. 128676, used in Rome, 1566)

14 7/8 x 8 ¾ in. (37.2 x 21.9 cm)







Provenance

Gustave Soulier (1872-1937), Florence (L. 1215a).

Henri (1917-1982) and Suzanne Paradis (1917-1988), Saint-Étienne (L. 4361) .







Literature

P. Joannides, ‘Reworking and erasure in two drawings by the aged Michelangelo’, in Colnaghi Studies, no. 2, March 2018, p. 154, fig. 6.
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