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Federico Barocci
Estimate
20,000 - 25,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Federico Barocci
- The Madonna and Child
Black chalk heightened with a small amount of white on brown prepared paper;
bears numbering on old mount, in brown ink: No624 and also bears attribution, in black ink, lower right: Fed. Baroccio
Provenance
The Rt. Hon. Gwen, Lady Melchett;
sale, New York, Sotheby's, 26 January 2005, lot 90
sale, New York, Sotheby's, 26 January 2005, lot 90
Condition
Laid down. In good condition. A few brown stains, mainly concentrated lower left. A water stain just above the Christ Child's head.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
This is a preparatory study for Barocci's last painting, the Madonna and Child, commissioned by Prince Orazio Albani and now in the collection of the Banca Nazionale del Lavoro, Rome (fig. 1). Several other related drawings are known. The present study most closely resembles one in the Biblioteca Comunale, Urbania (inv. 199, II) but presumably precedes it, as the figure of the mother is nude and her face less idealized than in the Urbania study. The position of the Christ Child is the same in both, but differs from that of the painting. For further information on the painting and the related drawings, see Andrea Emiliani, Federico Barocci, Bologna 1985, vol. II, pp. 420-427. In this late work, Barocci treats his subject with a highly characteristic intimacy and tenderness.