Artworks
Old Master Paintings & Drawings
Paolo di Bernardino d'Antonio called Fra PAOLINO da PISTOIA (1488-1547)
On recto: Virgin and Child with the infant St John the Baptist On verso: Virgin and Child, 1515
Black chalk heightened with white
3 1/2 x 4 3/8 in
9 x 11 cm
9 x 11 cm
Further images
Provenance
Sale of Sotheby's New York: Tuesday, January 9, 1996 (Lot 26)
Private collection, France
We are grateful to Dr. Chris Fischer for suggesting the attribution to Fra Paolino on basis of photographs. This drawing recto and verso is related to Fra Bartolommeo’s late works....
We are grateful to Dr. Chris Fischer for suggesting the attribution to Fra Paolino on basis of photographs. This drawing recto and verso is related to Fra Bartolommeo’s late works.
Related work:
For the recto: Fra Bartolommeo, Virgin and Child with Musician Angels, Tempera, 130 x 130 cm, Hermitage museum, St Petersburg.
For the verso: Far Bartolommeo, Virgin and Child with St John the Baptist and St Elisabeth, formerly in the Cook collection, Richmond.