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Lot 48
  • 48

Francesco Vanni Siena 1563 - 1610

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Description

  • Francesco Vanni
  • sheet of seven studies of the head of a young child
  • bears old attribution on the backing: Cav. Fran Vanni
    red and black chalk, a half-length red chalk figure study by another (17th century) hand on the reverse of the backing sheet

Catalogue Note

The very Baroccesque style of this drawing, executed with both red and black chalk, and the high quality of this sheet support the traditional attribution to Francesco Vanni.