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Lot 34
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Pietro Malombra Venice 1556 - 1618

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Description

  • Pietro Malombra
  • a scene of streetfighting
  • bears numbering on the verso: 112
    pen and brown ink and wash, with traces of black chalk on the verso;

Provenance

The Princes of Liechtenstein (bears their mark, not in Lugt);
H. List (bears his dry stamp, not in Lugt)

Catalogue Note

The few known works of Pietro Malombra clearly reveal the influence of Tintoretto and Palma Giovane.  This sheet demonstrates his characteristic virtuosity in the arrangement of figures and his interest in creating a strong chiaroscuro effect.  Further examples of his drawings may be found in the Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Vienna and in the Louvre.