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Domenico Cresti, called Passignano
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Description
- Domenico Cresti, called Passignano
- God the Father with putti and angels; below, three Saints and a boy in contemporary dress
- Pen and brown ink and violet wash over traces of black chalk, within brown ink framing lines, arched top;
bears old attribution and numberings in pen and brown ink, verso: 36 / 37 / Fr. Züccaro / 3264 / A.15..(partially illegible) / 10
Provenance
Valerius Röver (1686-1739), Delft (his inscriptions, L.2984a - c verso);
Erik Hancock,
by whom sold, London, Sotheby's, 20 April 1967, lot 19, purchased by Ralph Holland
Erik Hancock,
by whom sold, London, Sotheby's, 20 April 1967, lot 19, purchased by Ralph Holland
Exhibited
Newcastle, 1974, no. 45, plate IX;
London, 1975, no. 33;
Newcastle, 1982, no. 33
London, 1975, no. 33;
Newcastle, 1982, no. 33
Condition
There is a small repaired tear, circa 10mm long, to the centre of the upper edge and a an old crease to the centre of the lower edge. There are some minor areas of surface dirt throughout. The medium is fresh.
"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."
"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
Passignano spent the earliest period of his career studying with Giovanni Battista Naldini and Girolamo Macchietti, but joined the studio of Federico Zuccaro upon the latter's arrival in Florence in 1579. The influence of Zuccaro soon began to manifest itself in Passignano's work, as is evident in the present drawing. For a stylistic comparison, see The Wheel, on which St. Catherine was to have been broken, destroyed by an Angel in the Royal Collection at Windsor Castle1, which, like the present lot, is thought to date from early in Passignano's career "when he was working with Federico Zuccaro, whose influence the drawings seem to me to show very strongly".2
The iconography is somewhat unusual in that the boy kneeling at the base of the Cross certainly appears too young to be a donor. Ralph Holland suggested that a more probable reason for his inclusion and his contemporary dress is that he was a deceased family member, possibly the donor's son.
1. A.E. Popham and J. Wilde, The Italian Drawings of the XV and XVI Centuries...at Windsor Castle, London 1949, no. 675, fig. 133
2. Ibid., nos. 674-676