Attributed to Timoteo VITI (Urbino 1469 - 1523)
Study of a female nude, seen from behind, facing right, Circa 1511
Pen and brown ink on paper
11 x 4 3/4 in
28 x 12 cm
28 x 12 cm
Provenance
Timoteo Viti (1469-1523), then by descent
The Antaldi family, Urbino (L. 2246), ink inscription on the front lower left '.R.V.', then by descent to
Marchese Antaldi, Pesaro;
Sale Christie's London, July 6, 2004, lot 5 (as attributed to);
Private collection, France
We are grateful to Paul Joannides for having confirmed the attribution to Timoteo Viti after examining the work. He noticed that our drawing shows the influence of Raphael and that...
We are grateful to Paul Joannides for having confirmed the attribution to Timoteo Viti after examining the work. He noticed that our drawing shows the influence of Raphael and that it was probably executed in 1511-12 when the artist was working with the Master and had become familiar with his studies of female nudes. Our study was certainly designed to take place in a narrative scene.